Minowa Jima

Minowa Jima is an island in Rifu Chō, Miyagi District, Miyagi. Minowa Jima is situated nearby to the locality Sakuragaokairi, as well as near Koishihama.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rikuzen-Hamada Station and Matsushima-Kaigan Station.

Rikuzen-Hamada Station

Railway station

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Rikuzen-Hamada Station is a railway station in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Matsushima-Kaigan Station

Railway station

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Matsushima-Kaigan Station is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Zuigan-ji

Buddhist temple

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Zuigan-ji is a Buddhist temple in located in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, its honzon is a statue of Shō Kannon Bosatsu. Zuigan-ji is situated 3 km north of Minowa Jima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiogama Fishing Port and Matsushima.

Shiogama Fishing Port

Locality

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Shiogama Fishing Port is a locality.

Matsushima

Quarter

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Matsushima is a quarter, which is situated 3 km north of Minowa Jima.

Matsushima

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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.

Minowa Jima

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Rifu Chō, Miyagi District, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

38.34707° or 38° 20′ 50″ north

Longitude

141.06097° or 141° 3′ 40″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8RC383W6+R9

GeoNames ID

13412527

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In Other Languages

“Minowa Jima” goes by many names.

Japanese: “みのわじま”
Japanese: “ミノワジマ”
Japanese: “箕輪島”

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