Shōdoshima
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| Waters | Seto Inland Sea | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 31 ′ N , 134 ° 17 ′ E | |
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| surface | 153.25 km² | |
Shōdoshima ( Japanese 小豆 島 , dt. " Adzuki bean ninsel") is the second largest island in the Seto Inland Sea in Japan .
geography
There are two communities on the island, Tonoshō and Shōdoshima (formerly Ikeda and Uchinomi ), which make up Shōzu County . The island was the first area in Japan where olives were successfully grown, and is therefore sometimes called "Olive Island".
The Dobuchi Strait ( 土 渕 海峡 , Dobuchi-kaikyō ), the world's narrowest strait with a width of 9.93 m at its narrowest point, lies between Shōdoshima and the neighboring island of Maeshima to the west .
Shōdoshima belongs to Kagawa Prefecture and is located north of the prefecture capital Takamatsu . It has an area of 153.25 km² and a coastline of 126 km. In terms of size, it ranks 19th among the islands of Japan and is the second largest in the inland sea.
history
In ancient times , the characters were read as Azukishima and the island was part of the Kibi Province (later Bizen Province ), then the Sanuki Province , and finally the Kagawa Prefecture. According to the genesis of Japanese mythology in Kojiki , Azukishima was the 10th island that was born by the creator deities Izanagi and Izanami . Her mythological name there is Oho-no-de-hime ( 大 野手 比 売 ).
traffic
There are several frequent ferry connections from Takamatsu, Himeji , Teshima and Okayama and a less frequent ferry connection to Osaka and Kobe .
tourism
The island is a popular tourist destination for Japanese. In addition to sights such as Dobuchi Street and Kankakei Gorge ( 寒 霞 渓 , Kankakei ), it is famous as the setting for the film " 24 Eyes " ( 二十 四 の 瞳 ) by Tsuboi Sakae ( 壺 井 栄 ), which later has been rewritten into a story. Shōdoshima is also known for its olives, soy sauce, beaches, and wild monkeys. The island is also the first on which olive growing in Japan was successful. There is also a miniature version of the Shikoku pilgrimage route with its 88 temples.
The island of Milos in Greece is Shōdoshima's partner island .
sons and daughters of the town
- Kuroshima Denji (1898–1943), writer
- Kimiko Itō (* 1946), jazz singer
Web links
- Shōdoshima Tourism Association website (Japanese)
- Shōdoshima Official Website (Japanese, English)
- Tonoshō Official Website (Japanese)
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 3, 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.
