Yokoshima Island

Yokoshima Island is an islet in Kumamoto, Kyushu. Yokoshima Island is situated nearby to the quarter Ryugatakemachi-Odo, as well as near Goshouramachi-Yokoura.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tanasoko Castle.

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 3 km north of Yokoshima Island.

Yokoshima Island

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Yoko Shima”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.38811° or 32° 23′ 17″ north

Longitude

130.3404° or 130° 20′ 25″ east

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

8Q4G98QR+65

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130902350

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

11270522

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Yokoshima Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “よこしま”
Japanese: “ヨコシマ”
Japanese: “横島”

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Localities in the Area

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