Rakan Island
Rakan Island is an islet in Miyagi, Tohoku. Rakan Island is situated nearby to the locality Isozaki Fishing Port, as well as near Matsushima Port.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Japan
- Also known as: “Rakanjima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Takagimachi Station and Matsushima-Kaigan Station.
Takagimachi Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Takagimachi Station is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Takagimachi Station is situated 2½ km northwest of Rakan Island.
Matsushima-Kaigan Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matsushima-Kaigan Station is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Matsushima-Kaigan Station is situated 2½ km west of Rakan Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matsushima and Matsushima.
Matsushima
Matsushima is a small town in Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan. The town faces Matsushima Bay, famous for some 260 tiny islands covered in pines — hence the name — and ranked as one of Japan's Three Great Views.
Matsushima
Quarter
Photo: クリオネサラダ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matsushima is a quarter, which is situated 3 km west of Rakan Island.
Shiogama Fishing Port
Locality
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiogama Fishing Port is a locality, which is situated 5 km southwest of Rakan Island.
Rakan Island
Latitude
38.36433° or 38° 21′ 52″ northLongitude
141.08934° or 141° 5′ 22″ eastNamed after
arhatOpen location code
8RC3937Q+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 131254793OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Rakan Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Rakan Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rakan Jima”
- French: “île Rakan”
- French: “Île Rakan”
- French: “Rakan-jima”
- Japanese: “Rakan-jima”
- Japanese: “らかんじま”
- Japanese: “ラカンジマ”
- Japanese: “羅漢島”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Isozaki Fishing Port and Matsushima Port.
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Highlights include Kuno-shima and Otter Island.
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