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 ** Nii Ōshima Island, part of Niihama in Ehime Prefecture **

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 **

Ōshima, Fukuoka was a village located in Munakata District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The village consisted of the island of Okinoshima and an island also named Ōshima. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 873 and a density Density (v ...

, a former village in Munakata District, which became part of the city of Munakata, Fukuoka in 2005 **

Amami Ōshima , also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. It is one of the Satsunan Islands. The island, 712.35 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 73,000 people. Administratively it is d ...

in Kagoshima Prefecture ** Ōshima District, Kagoshima ** Ōshima Subprefecture (Kagoshima) ** Ōshima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura), former village in Kitamatsura district ** Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi), former town in Nishisonogi district ** Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi), town merged in 2005 into Saikai, Nagasaki ** Ōshima, Niigata **

Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo) is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most popu ...

** Izu Ōshima, one of the Izu Islands in Tokyo **

Ōshima, Toyama was a town located in Imizu District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,108 and a density of 1,269.85 persons per km². The total area was 7.96 km². On November 1, 2005, Ōshima, along wit ...

, has a volcano ** Kii Ōshima in Wakayama Prefecture **

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. ...

, which includes: ***

Ōshima, Yamaguchi was a town located in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,072 and a density of 149.55 persons per km2. The total area was 47.29 km2. On October 1, 2004, Ōshima, along with ...

, a former town in Oshima District, Yamaguchi, now part of Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi **

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 *: **

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 **

Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate. Geography The subprefecture is located on the Oshima Penins ...

, a subprefecture of Hokkaidō ** Oshima Peninsula, the geographical area on which the subprefecture is located

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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 ...

* Japanese gunboat ''Ōshima'' - a warship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy * Ōshima stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers *

Amami Ōshima language The Amami language or languages (, , ), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Amami Islands south of Kyūshū. The southern variety of Setouchi township may be a distinct language mo ...

, spoken in the Ryukyu Islands

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