Nishinoshima

Nishinoshima is one of the Dōzen Islands in the in the . It is the second largest island of the Oki Islands. The island, 55.97 km² in area, has a population of approximately 3,400 persons.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Oki archipelago in Shimane prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mae-shima”, “Nishi”, “Nishi-jima”, “Nishino Island”, “Nishino-shima”, “Nishinoshima Island”, and “Nisi-no-sima”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yurahime Shrine and Mt. Takuhi.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Nishinoshima.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 3 km southeast of Nishinoshima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishinoshima and Chibu.

Town
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is a town located on the island of , in , , Japan. As of 2025, the town had a population of 2,495 and a population density of about 44 persons per km2. The total area was 55.98 km2.

Village
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is a village located on in the Dōzen group of islands in the , , Japan. is the only village remaining in Shimane Prefecture as of October 1, 2005. is situated 9 km southeast of Nishinoshima.

Town
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is a town located on , in , , Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 2,267 and a population density of 68 persons per km2. The total area was 33.50 km2. is situated 9 km east of Nishinoshima.

Nishinoshima

Latitude
36.08333° or 36° 5′ north
Longitude
133° east
Open location code
8Q8M32M2+82
Geo­Names ID
1855197
Wiki­data ID
Q5004035
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Nishinoshima” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيشينوشيما”
  • Armenian: “Նիշինոշիմա”
  • Burmese: “နိရှိနိုရှိမ”
  • Cebuano: “Nishino Shima”
  • Chinese: “西之岛”
  • Chinese: “西之島”
  • Dutch: “Nishinoshima Island”
  • French: “Nishino-shima (Oki)”
  • French: “Nishino-shima”
  • Hebrew: “נישינושימה”
  • Japanese: “にしのしま”
  • Japanese: “西ノ島”
  • Korean: “니시노시마”
  • Swedish: “Nishino-shima”
  • Swedish: “Nishinoshima”
  • Ukrainian: “Нісі-но-сіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Нісіносіма”
  • “Nishino-shima”

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