is the largest island in the

Geiyo Islands The are a group of islands in the Seto Inland Sea, under the administration of Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture. Some of the largest islands in archipelago are connected by the Nishiseto Expressway bridge system connecting Honshu and Shi ...

chain, and the westernmost which accommodates the

Nishiseto Expressway The , often called the is an expressway in Japan that connects Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime, going through nine of the Geiyo Islands, including Ōshima, Ōmishima, and Innoshima. The road and multiple bridges crossing across the Set ...

between

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ...

and

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

. It is located in the

Seto Inland Sea The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka ...

. The island's highest peak is at an altitude of .

Geography

Ōmishima is kidney-shaped and together with Ōsakikamijima on the west encloses the calm bay of Utena, where primary seaport of is located. The island's reservoir is the primary freshwater source for Ōmishima itself and nearby Hakata.

History

* 1541 - Tsuruhime fights

Ōuchi Yoshitaka was the ''daimyō'' of Suō Province and the head of the Ōuchi clan, succeeding Ōuchi Yoshioki. In 1522, he fought the Amago clan along with his father, Yoshioki, to win the control of Aki Province. Upon Yoshioki's death in 1528, Yoshitaka b ...

fleet * 1874 - post office established * 1979 - connecting to

Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...

complete * 1991 -

Tatara Bridge The is a cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道. The bridge has a center span of . As of 2010 it has the fourth longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge after ...

connecting to

Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

complete * 16 January 2005 - the towns (including

Ōmishima, Ehime was a town located in Ōmishima Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,006 and a density of 92.45 persons per km². The total area was 43.33 km². On January 16, 2005, Ōmis ...

) and villages of the island were merged into city of

Imabari, Ehime file:Imabari City Hall 2021-08 ac (1).jpg, 270px, Imabari City Hall file:Imabari city center area Aerial photograph.2016.jpg, 270px, Aerial view of Imabari city center is a Cities of Japan, city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the second larges ...

Transportation

Ōmishima is connected to the mainland of

and

islands by bridges of

(Shimanami Kaidō). Also, ferry is available to Ōsakikamijima, Okamura Island and

Ōkunoshima is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. It is considered to be part of the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical inte ...

(''Rabbit Island''). Ōmishima Island is served by the national Route 317.

Attractions

*The salt factory *Historical and marine museumMuseum of Oomishima
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Ōyamazumi Shrine is located on the island of Ōmishima in the Seto Inland Sea. The shrine is dedicated to the gods who protect sailors and soldiers. Because of this, many ''daimyō'' and other military leaders have made offerings at the shrine in hopes of mili ...

Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari The is a museum of contemporary architecture and design located in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The two small museum buildings, named Steel Hut and Silver Hut, both designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Toyo Ito, are located on a promonto ...

*The entire Ōmishima Island is designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty

Notable residents

Shozo Fujita (1927–2003) was a Japanese political scientist and intellectual historian, a "leading intellectual of 'postwar Japan'" and a follower of Masao Maruyama. References 1927 births 2003 deaths {{Japan-historian-stub ...

- historian * Tsuruhime - priestess and warlord

External links

Imabari city official site

References

*This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia pages 大三島 and 大三島町, accessed 13 September 2017 Islands of Ehime Prefecture Islands of the Seto Inland Sea Geiyo Islands Special Places of Scenic Beauty {{Ehime-geo-stub