Aino-Island
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- Type: Island
- Description: island at Genkai Sea in Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as: “Ai Island”, “Aino Island”, “Ainoshima”, and “Aishima”
- Historically known as: “Ai Sima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ainoshima Stone Tumuli.
Ainoshima Stone Tumuli
Archaeological site
Photo: Chihaya Sta, CC BY 4.0.
The Ainoshima Stone Tumuli is a Kofun period necropolis, located on the island of Ainoshima in the town of Shingū, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2001.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shingū.
Shingū
Town
Photo: Muyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shingū is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture. As of February 29, 2024, the town had an estimated population of 33,142 in 13664 households, and a population density of 1800 persons per km². Shingū is situated 9 km southeast of Aino-Island.
Aino-Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Shingū-machi, Kasuya district, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Aino-Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Aino-Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “انوشيما”
- Arabic: “اينوشيما”
- Cebuano: “Aino-shima”
- Chinese: “相島”
- Dutch: “Aino Island”
- Indonesian: “Ainoshima (Shingū)”
- Indonesian: “Ainoshima”
- Japanese: “あいしま”
- Japanese: “あいのしま”
- Japanese: “相島”
- Korean: “아이노섬”
- Korean: “아이노시마섬”
- Polish: “Ainoshima”
- Yue Chinese: “相島”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shimonofu 6-chome and Mitoma.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isozaki Hana and Soneno Hana.
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