Hyōtanjima
Hyōtanjima is an uninhabited island in the Geiyo Islands chain in the Seto Inland Sea, in Japan. The island is split between Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture at a point where it is 74 metres wide, the country's shortest prefectural border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Japan
- Also known as: “Hyotan-shima” and “Hyoutanjima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tatara Bridge and Santō Murakami Memorial Museum of Calligraphy.
Tatara Bridge
Bridge
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The Tatara Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道. The bridge has a center span of 890 metres. Tatara Bridge is situated 3 km southeast of Hyōtanjima.
Santō Murakami Memorial Museum of Calligraphy
Museum
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santō Murakami Memorial Museum of Calligraphy is situated 3½ km south of Hyōtanjima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miyaura Port.
Miyaura Port
Locality
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Miyaura Port is a locality, which is situated 7 km southwest of Hyōtanjima.
Hyōtanjima
Latitude
34.28507° or 34° 17′ 6″ northLongitude
133.05018° or 133° 3′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8Q6M73P2+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 131076980OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Hyōtanjima” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hyōtan-shima (pulo sa Hapon)”
- Cebuano: “Hyōtan-shima”
- Chinese: “瓢簞島”
- German: “Hyōtan-jima”
- Japanese: “Hyōtan-jima”
- Japanese: “ひょうたんじま”
- Japanese: “瓢箪島”
- Japanese: “瓢簞島”
- Japanese: “黒島”
- Vietnamese: “Hyōtanjima”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 潮彩の音 泊休憩所 and CSDソーラー大三島太陽光発電所.
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