Benten Jima

Benten Jima is in , , . Benten Jima is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akkeshi Maritime Affairs Memorial Museum and Akkeshi Bridge.

Museum
Photo: Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a registered museum that opened in , Hokkaidō, Japan in 1988. The displays document the relationship between the town and the sea, with a particular focus on the fishing industry, and there is also a planetarium.

Bridge
Photo: Highten31, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buddhist temple
is a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, . Founded in 1879, the Hondō of 1799, relocated from Itoigawa in in 1910, has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akkeshi.

Town
Photo: Opqr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town located in , Hokkaidō, . As of 31 October 2025, the town had an estimated population of 8059 in 4251 households, and a population density of 10.9 people per km2. The total area of the town is 739.12 km2.

Benten Jima

Latitude
43.04122° or 43° 2′ 28″ north
Longitude
144.86175° or 144° 51′ 42″ east
Open location code
8RM62VR6+FP
Geo­Names ID
11473502
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Benten Jima” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “べんてんじま”
  • Japanese: “ベンテンジマ”
  • Japanese: “弁天島”

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