Nushima
| Nushima | ||
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| Waters | Kii canal | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 134 ° 49 ′ 20 ″ E | |
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| length | 3 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| surface | 2.67 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 117.2 m | |
| Residents | 482 (July 31, 2016) 181 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Nushima | |
Nushima ( Japanese 沼 島 ) is a Japanese island in the Kii Channel of the Seto Inland Sea .
geography
The 2.67 km² large island of Nushima is located at the northern end of the Kii Canal, three kilometers south of Awaji . The island is hilly with a highest elevation of 117.2 m. Nushima, which was incorporated into Nandan (today Minami-Awaji ) in 1955 , has 482 (as of July 2016) residents, who are concentrated on a harbor settlement along a bay in the west. Based on archaeological finds of pottery shards, the island has been inhabited since the late Jōmon period (2000–1000 BC). There is a ferry connection to the opposite port of Habu (also Nadagyo-kō) on Awaji and to Sumoto port on East Awaji.
Geologically, the island and the rocks surrounding it, especially in the east, are made of mica schist .
The island is part of the Setonaikai National Park .
mythology
According to the mythological genesis of the Japanese islands described in Kojiki , the primordial gods Izanagi and Izanami rammed their heavenly jewel lance into the sea and when they pulled out the tip, salt dripped from the tip, which in turn formed the first land. This island, called Onogoro , is identified with Nushima, among others.
Associated with the myth is the 30 m high lance-like rock Kamitategamiiwa ( 上 立 神 岩 , German "upright rock of the gods"; 34 ° 9 ′ 44 ″ N , 134 ° 49 ′ 41 ″ E ) south of Nushima, which is the symbol of the island.
In the western part of the island there is the Onokoro Shrine ( お の こ ろ 神社 , Onokoro-jinja ) on a mountain in which both primordial gods and the entire mountain are venerated as their Shintai Onokoro-san.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 島 面積 . (PDF; 136 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on June 15, 2016 ; Retrieved August 2, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin
- ↑ 南 あ わ じ 市 の 人口 と 世 帯 数 . (No longer available online.) Minami-Awaji, July 31, 2016, archived from the original on August 2, 2016 ; Retrieved August 2, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d 吉田 茂樹 : 沼 島 . In: 日本 大 百科全書 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved July 17, 2015 (Japanese).
- ↑ 沼 島 の 見 る ・ 知 る . In: 兵 庫 県 南 あ わ じ 市 〜 沼 島 〜 . Nushima Yoshijin Tourism Center, accessed July 17, 2015 (Japanese).
