Yashima Island

Yashima Island is an islet in Shimane, Chugoku. Yashima Island is situated nearby to the islet Tateishi, as well as near Akajima Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meteor Plaza and Mizuki Shigeru Road.

Meteor Plaza

Museum

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meteor Plaza is a museum, which is situated 1 km south of Yashima Island.

Mizuki Shigeru Road

Museum

Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mizuki Shigeru Road is a museum, which is situated 4 km south of Yashima Island.

Fish Specimens and Old Japanese Life Museum

Museum

Photo: KASEI, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fish Specimens and Old Japanese Life Museum is situated 4 km south of Yashima Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakaiminato and Mihonoseki.

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.

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 Yashima Island.

Niiyacho

Quarter

Photo: Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niiyacho is a quarter, which is situated 8 km south of Yashima Island.

Yashima Island

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

35.58078° or 35° 34′ 51″ north

Longitude

133.23075° or 133° 13′ 51″ east

Open location code

8Q7MH6JJ+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131031327

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Yashima Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “八島”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tateishi and Akajima Island.

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