Uma Shima

Uma Shima is an island in Fukuoka, Kyushu. Uma Shima is situated nearby to the locality Hikoshima-takenokojimachō, as well as near Watase.

Type: Island
Also known as: “Ko-mutsure”, “Ko-mutsure-shima”, “Ko-Muture Sima”, “Uma Sima”, “Uma-jima”, and “Uma-shima”
Historically known as: “U-ma Sima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rokuren Lighthouse.

Rokuren Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Mutsurejima Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Mutsurejima, which is administered by Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakamatsu-ku and Shimonoseki.

Wakamatsu-ku

Suburb

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Wakamatsu-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. Wakamatsu-ku is situated 8 km southwest of Uma Shima.

Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

Karato

Quarter

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market. Karato is situated 8 km east of Uma Shima.

Uma Shima

Category: landform
Location: Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.96758° or 33° 58′ 3″ north

Longitude

130.85415° or 130° 51′ 15″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GXV93+2M

GeoNames ID

1849322

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In Other Languages

“Uma Shima” goes by many names.

Japanese: “小六連”
Japanese: “馬島”

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Localities in the Area

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