Chiburijima
Chiburijima is one of the Dōzen Islands in the Oki archipelago in the Sea of Japan. The island, 13.7 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 650 persons and is the smallest of the inhabited islands in the Oki archipelago in area and in population.
Photo: Quillaja, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Shimane, Japan
- Also known as: “Chiburi” and “Tiburi Sima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Akahage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chibu and Nishinoshima.
Chibu
Village
Chibu is a village located on Chiburijima in the Dōzen group of islands in the Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Chibu is the only village remaining in Shimane Prefecture as of October 1, 2005.
Nishinoshima
Town
Nishinoshima is a town located on the island of Nishinoshima, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, 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. Nishinoshima is situated 10 km northwest of Chiburijima.
Chiburijima
Latitude
36.01515° or 36° 0′ 55″ north
Longitude
133.03789° or 133° 2′ 16″ east
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
8Q8M228Q+35
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Swedish—“Chiburijima” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ချိဘုရိဂျိမ”
- Cebuano: “Chiburi Shima (pulo sa Hapon, Shimane-ken)”
- Cebuano: “Chiburi Shima”
- Chinese: “知夫里島”
- Dutch: “Chiburijima”
- French: “Chiburi-jima”
- Japanese: “知夫里島”
- Korean: “지부리섬”
- Russian: “Тибуридзима”
- Swedish: “Chiburi-shima”
- Swedish: “Chiburishima”
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