Ōshima, Oshima, Ooshima or Ohshima may refer to:
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Ōshima (Aomori)
is a rocky island off the northern coast of Natsudomari Peninsula in Mutsu Bay. The island is a part of Hiranai in Aomori Prefecture. The island has of coastline and an area of . It is a part of the prefecture-maintained, Asamushi-Natsudomari ...
, an island in Hiranai and a part of Asamushi-Natsudomari Prefectural Natural Park
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Nii Ōshima Island, part of Niihama in Ehime Prefecture
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Ōshima (Ehime)
is an inhabited island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, lying between the larger islands of Honshū and Shikoku.
Overview
Ōshima is located in the north of Ehime prefecture, and has an area of . Administratively, it was ...
, an island connected by the Hakata-Ōshima Bridge and the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge
** , an island in Genkai Sea of Fukuoka, Japan
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Ōshima, Fukuoka, a former village in Munakata District, which became part of the city of Munakata, Fukuoka in 2005
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Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture
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Ōshima District, Kagoshima
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Ōshima Subprefecture (Kagoshima)
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Ōshima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura), former village in Kitamatsura district
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Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi)
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,046 and a density of 453.56 persons per km². The total area was 13.33 km².
On April 1, 2005, Ōshima, along with the ...
, former town in Nishisonogi district
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Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi)
was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,046 and a density of 453.56 persons per km². The total area was 13.33 km².
On April 1, 2005, Ōshima, along with the ...
, town merged in 2005 into Saikai, Nagasaki
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Ōshima, Niigata
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Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo)
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Izu Ōshima, one of the Izu Islands in Tokyo
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Ōshima, Toyama, has a volcano
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Kii Ōshima in Wakayama Prefecture
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Ōshima District, Yamaguchi
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Population
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 22,070 and a population density, density of 159.86 persons per km2. The total area is 138.06 km2.
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Ōshima, Yamaguchi, a former town in Oshima District, Yamaguchi, now part of Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi
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Oshima (Hokkaido)
(means "big island") is an uninhabited island in the Sea of Japan, to the west from Matsumae town and therefore the westernmost point of Hokkaido. It is part of the town of Matsumae in Oshima Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan. To distinguish ...
, an island in the Sea of Japan belonging to Matsumae, Hokkaidō
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Oshima Province
was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. It corresponded to the southern part of today's Oshima and Hiyama Subprefectures
History
After 1869, the northern Japanese island was known as Hokkaido; and regional administrative subdivision ...
, former province located in Hokkaidō
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Oshima Subprefecture, a subprefecture of Hokkaidō
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Oshima Peninsula, the geographical area on which the subprefecture is located
Other uses
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Ōshima (surname) Ōshima, Oshima, Ooshima or Ohshima (written: 大島, 大嶋 lit. "big island") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese sprint canoeist
*Hiromi Oshima, model and playmate
*Hiroshi Ōshima, Japanese ambassador to ...
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Oshima Brothers, an American folk-pop music duo
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Japanese gunboat ''Ōshima'' - a warship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
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Ōshima stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers
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Amami Ōshima language, spoken in the Ryukyu Islands
See also
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Ōshima Subprefecture (disambiguation)
* Not to be confused with
Osimo, Italy
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