Tsubone Jima

Tsubone Jima is an island in Kagawa, Shikoku. Tsubone Jima is situated nearby to the locality Honmura, as well as near Miyanoura.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chichu Art Museum and Uno.

Chichu Art Museum

Museum

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The Chichu Art Museum is a museum built directly into a southern portion of the island of Naoshima in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was designed by architect Tadao Ando and opened to the public on July 18, 2004. Chichu Art Museum is situated 4 km south of Tsubone Jima.

Uno

Railway station

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Uno Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station was formerly the start of a Japan National Railways ferry that went over the Seto Inland Sea to Takamatsu Station before the Great Seto Bridge was built. Uno is situated 3½ km west of Tsubone Jima.

Ando Museum

Museum

The Ando Museum is a museum on Naoshima, an island of Japan, which showcases the history of Japanese architect Tadao Ando and Naoshima as a whole. One of Ando's many designed buildings on the island, it is housed in a century-old "traditional wooden house" with a concrete interior of his design. Ando Museum is situated 2½ km south of Tsubone Jima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naoshima and Tamano.

Naoshima

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Naoshima is an island and town in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. Naoshima is famous for its contemporary art museums as well as outdoor contemporary art installations throughout the island.

Tamano

Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.

Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 55,889 in 27087 households, and a population density of 540 persons per km2. Its total area is 103.58 square kilometres…

Tsubone Jima

Type: Island
Also known as: “Tsubone-shima” and “Tubone Sima”
Category: landform
Location: Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.48333° or 34° 29′ north

Longitude

133.99167° or 133° 59′ 30″ east

Elevation

63 metres (207 feet)

Open location code

8Q6MFXMR+8M

GeoNames ID

1849773

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Tsubone Jima” goes by many names.

Japanese: “局島”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Honmura and Miyanoura.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ejima and Omoishino Hana.

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