is a volcanic island in the
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it h ...
, 12 km from the coast of the
Shimane
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...
prefecture 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 ...
. Takashima Island is administered as part of
Masuda, Shimane Prefecture. Takashima takes its name, meaning "High Island" from its steep cliffs and mountains. The island was inhabited since at least 15th century, but was completely depopulated twice - in 1711 and 1975, when all inhabitants left the island following a natural disasters. Currently (as in 2017) it is used as a fishing spot.
Since 1966, the island has a navigation beacon visible away.
See also
* This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page
高島 (島根県), accessed 5 January 2017
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Desert island
A desert island, deserted island, or uninhabited island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereot ...
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List of islands
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References
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Islands of Shimane Prefecture
Islands of the Sea of Japan
Uninhabited islands of Japan