Chikubu Island
Chikubu is a small island in the northern part of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It has been known since ancient times for the beauty of its scenery and for its small Shinto shrine and Buddhist temples.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (460 feet)
- Description: island in Japan
- Also known as“Chikuba-shima”“Chikubu”“Island of the Gods”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Hōgon-ji and Tsukubusuma Shrine.
Tsukubusuma Shrine
Tsukubusuma Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Chikubu Island in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Chikubu Island
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Latitude
35.42165° or 35° 25′ 18″ north
Longitude
136.14378° or 136° 8′ 38″ east
Open location code
8Q7RC4CV+MG
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Chikubu Island” goes by many names.
تشيكوبوArabic
ချိခုဘုကျွန်းBurmese
Chikubu-shimaCebuano
竹生岛Chinese
竹生島Chinese
竹生島Japanese
지쿠부섬Korean
Pulau ChikubuMalay
Chikubu TóMin Nan Chinese
جزیره چیبوکوPersian
ТикубусимаRussian
Chikubu-shimaSlovenian
Otok ČikubuSlovenian
Острів ТікубуUkrainian
ТікубуUkrainian
ТікубусімаUkrainian
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