Bisyagoshima Island

Bisyagoshima Island is an islet in Matsue, Shimane. Bisyagoshima Island is situated nearby to the islet Hirashima Island, as well as near Aoshima Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miho Shrine and Mihonoseki Lighthouse.

Miho Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miho Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri Honden of 1813 is an Important Cultural Property. A collection of 846 musical instruments dedicated to the shrine, and two dugout-canoes used in the Morotabune rite have been designated as Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. Miho Shrine is situated 2½ km southeast of Bisyagoshima Island.

Mihonoseki Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Mihonoseki Lighthouse is situated 3½ km east of Bisyagoshima Island.

Mihokan

Hotel

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Mihokan is a hotel, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Bisyagoshima 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 8 km southwest of Bisyagoshima Island.

Bisyagoshima Island

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

35.57644° or 35° 34′ 35″ north

Longitude

133.28762° or 133° 17′ 15″ east

Open location code

8Q7MH7GQ+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131029152

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Bisyagoshima Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Bishago Shima”
Japanese: “びしゃごしま”
Japanese: “ビシャゴ島”

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Highlights include Hirashima Island and Aoshima Island.

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