Manjushima and Kanjushima
Manjushima and Kanjushima is an islet in Yamaguchi, Chugoku.Photo: Ka23 13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “満珠島”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chōfu and Shimonoseki City Art Museum.
Chōfu
Railway station
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chōfu Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Chōfu is situated 3½ km northwest of Manjushima and Kanjushima.
Shimonoseki City Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Bio06940, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shimonoseki City Art Museum is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1983. The collection of some 2,200 items includes works by Kanō Hōgai, Kishida Ryūsei, Matsumoto Shunsuke, Takashima Hokkai, Oka Shikanosuke, and Kazuki Yasuo, as well as a New Kingdom Egyptian shawabti and Late Period image of Horus in the guise of a falcon. Shimonoseki City Art Museum is situated 3½ km west of Manjushima and Kanjushima.
Chofu Post Office
Post office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chofu Post Office is situated 3½ km west of Manjushima and Kanjushima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moji-ku and Karato.
Moji-ku
Suburb
Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. Moji-ku is situated 9 km southwest of Manjushima and Kanjushima.
Karato
Quarter
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Karato is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, Japan. Located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is known for its fish market. Karato is situated 9 km southwest of Manjushima and Kanjushima.
Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki is a city in Yamaguchi prefecture and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.
Manjushima and Kanjushima
- Categories: island group, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.99546° or 33° 59′ 44″ northLongitude
131.02659° or 131° 1′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8Q5HX2WG+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 131007897OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q11563922
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Manjushima and Kanjushima” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “滿珠島、干珠島”
- Chinese: “滿珠島、幹珠島”
- Japanese: “Manju Jima”
- Japanese: “まんじゅじま”
- Japanese: “満珠・干珠”
- Japanese: “満珠・干珠島”
- Japanese: “満珠島・干珠島”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 干珠島 and Shimonoseki Thermal Power Plant.
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