Rishiri Island
Rishiri Island is on the north-west tip of Hokkaido, Japan and a part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. The island features native wildflowers, spectacular landscapes and fantastic hiking for experienced and beginner hikers.Photo: 皓月旗, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Furiko7e, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Riishiri”, “Riiziri Tō”, “Rishiri To”, “Rishiri-jima”, “Rishiri-shima”, “Risiri Sima”, “Risiri Tō”, and “Risirizima”
- Historically known as: “Risiri Island”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rishiri.
Mount Rishiri
Volcano
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Mount Rishiri is a Quaternary stratovolcano located off the coast of Hokkaidō, Japan in the Sea of Japan. It rises out of the Sea of Japan forming Rishiri Island.
Rishiri Island
- Categories: volcanic island and landform
- Location: Northern Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Rishiri Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة ريشيري”
- Azerbaijani: “Rişiri”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Рысіры”
- Belarusian: “Рысіры”
- Catalan: “Rishiri-tō”
- Cebuano: “Rishiri Tō”
- Chinese: “利尻岛”
- Chinese: “利尻島”
- Czech: “Riširi”
- Danish: “Rishiri”
- Dutch: “Rishiri Island”
- Esperanto: “insulo Riŝiri”
- Esperanto: “Riŝiri-tō”
- Esperanto: “Riŝiri”
- French: “Ile Rishiri”
- French: “île Rishiri”
- French: “Rishiri-tō”
- French: “Rishiri”
- German: “Rishiri”
- Hebrew: “רישירי”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Rishiri”
- Italian: “isola di Rishiri”
- Italian: “Isola di Rishiri”
- Japanese: “りしりとう”
- Japanese: “リシリトウ”
- Japanese: “利尻島”
- Kazakh: “Рисири”
- Korean: “리시리섬”
- Kurdish: “Girava Rishiri”
- Latin: “Insula Riseria”
- Persian: “جزیره ریشیری”
- Polish: “Rishiri”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Rishiri”
- Russian: “Рисири”
- Spanish: “Isla Rishiri”
- Spanish: “Rishiri”
- Swedish: “Rishiri”
- Turkish: “Rishiri Adası”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Rishiri”
- Western Panjabi: “ریشی جزیرا”
- Wu Chinese: “利尻岛”
- Yue Chinese: “利尻島”
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