Uguishima Island

Uguishima Island is an islet in Shimane, Chugoku. Uguishima Island is situated nearby to the islet Hodahirashima Island, as well as near the Shinto shrine 祇園神社.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meteor Plaza and Sakaiminato Station.

Meteor Plaza

Museum

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meteor Plaza is a museum, which is situated 1 km west of Uguishima Island.

Sakaiminato Station

Railway station

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sakaiminato Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Sakaiminato Station is situated 3½ km southwest of Uguishima Island.

Mizuki Shigeru Road

Museum

Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mizuki Shigeru Road is a museum, which is situated 3 km south of Uguishima Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakaiminato and Niiyacho.

Sakaiminato

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

Sakaiminato on the western border of Tottori Prefecture is an active fishing port and host to a Japanese Self Defense Forces base. The locally-caught crab is especially good, but the big attraction is as the home of Mizuki Shigeru, creator of the popular manga Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro.

Niiyacho

Quarter

Photo: Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niiyacho is a quarter, which is situated 7 km south of Uguishima Island.

Mihonoseki

Suburb

Mihonoseki was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,541 and a density of 118.05 persons per km2. Mihonoseki is situated 7 km southwest of Uguishima Island.

Uguishima Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.57241° or 35° 34′ 21″ north

Longitude

133.24007° or 133° 14′ 24″ east

Open location code

8Q7MH6CR+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131026176

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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In Other Languages

“Uguishima Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “宇杭島”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hodahirashima Island and 祇園神社.

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