Kamishima Island
Kamishima is the second largest island in the Amakusa archipelago of Japan. Its coasts are washed by Yatsushiro Sea and Shimabara Bay of Ariake Sea, both being the part of East China Sea.- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Amakusa island group, Japan
- Also known as: “Amakusa Kami Shima”, “Amakusa Kami-sima”, “Amakusa Kamishima”, “Amakusa-tō”, “Kami Shima”, “Kami-jima”, “Kamishima”, “Kamishima Island, Amakusa”, and “Setono-kami-shima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tanasoko Castle and Kyoragi Dam.
Tanasoko Castle
Castle
Tanasoko Castle was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in the Kuratake neighborhood of the city of Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2009. Tanasoko Castle is situated 4 km south of Kamishima Island.
Kyoragi Dam
Dam
Kyoragi Dam is a rockfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 3.1 km2. Kyoragi Dam is situated 3½ km east of Kamishima Island.
Kamishima Island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Kamishima Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amakusa-kami-jima”
- Chinese: “上島 (日本)”
- Chinese: “上島”
- Czech: “Ostrov Kamišima”
- Dutch: “Kamishima”
- Japanese: “かみしま”
- Japanese: “カミシマ”
- Japanese: “上島”
- Japanese: “天草上島”
- Russian: “Камисима (Амакуса)”
- Russian: “Камисима”
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