is one of 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 ...
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 ...
, belonging 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 ...
in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Ikuchi-jima is administered as part of
Onomichi
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total are ...
city. The bridges connecting Ikuchi-jima to the mainland (
Honshū
, 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 separa ...
) via
Innoshima and to
Shikoku via
Ōmishima Island. The island's highest peak is Mount Kanno at .
History
* April 1, 1889, Ikuchi-juma was formally demarcated into Nishiikuchi-gun, Kitaikuchi-gun, Myōga-gun and Minamiikuchi-gun
* April 1, 1937, Nishiikuchi-gun merged into
Setoda.
* April 1, 1944, Kitaikuchi-gun and Myōga-gun merged into
Setoda.
* April 1, 1955, Minamiikuchi-gun merged into
Setoda.
* July 27, 1970, Bridge connection to Takane Island opened.
* December 8, 1991, Bridge connection to
Innoshima and
Ōmishima.
* January 10, 2006,
Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of
Onomichi
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total are ...
Attractions
* Outdoor island-wide monument park
* Hiking and cycling routes
* Sunset-view beach hotels
* Lemon orchards -Ikuchijima is known as "Lemon Island" in Japan.
Climate
See also
*This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page
生口島, accessed 11 June 2018
References
Islands of Hiroshima Prefecture
Islands of the Seto Inland Sea
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