Botamochi Island

Botamochi Island is an islet in , . Botamochi Island is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fukuura Island and Matsushima-Kaigan Station.

Islet
Photo: BrianAdler, Public domain.
is an islet.

Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the town of , , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Museum
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matsushima and Matsushima.

Quarter
Photo: クリオネサラダ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a small town in , northeastern . The town faces Bay, famous for some 260 tiny islands covered in pines — hence the name — and ranked as one of Japan's Three Great Views.

Town
Photo: Daisuke TSUDA, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town located in , . As of 1 June 2020, the town had an estimated population of 18,447, and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2 in 6,681 households. The total area of the town is 13.19 square kilometres. is situated 7 km south of Botamochi Island.

Botamochi Island

Latitude
38.36239° or 38° 21′ 45″ north
Longitude
141.07846° or 141° 4′ 42″ east
Named after
botamochi
Open location code
8RC3936H+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131253998
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
8182984
Wiki­data ID
Q49633774
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Satellite Map

Discover Botamochi Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Botamochi Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Botamochi Jima”
  • French: “Botamochi-jima”
  • French: “île Botamochi”
  • French: “Île Botamochi”
  • Japanese: “Botamochi-jima”
  • Japanese: “ぼたもちじま”
  • Japanese: “ボタモチジマ”
  • Japanese: “牡丹餅島”

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