Aoshima Island

Aoshima Island is an islet in Shimane, Chugoku. Aoshima Island is situated nearby to the islet Kogurojima Island, as well as near the marina 惣津港.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meteor Museum and Sakaiminato Station.

Meteor Museum

Museum

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meteor Museum is situated 1½ km east of Aoshima 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 south of Aoshima Island.

Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum

Museum

Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum is situated 4 km southeast of Aoshima Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakaiminato and Mihonoseki.

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.

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 5 km southwest of Aoshima Island.

Niiyacho

Quarter

Photo: Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niiyacho is a quarter, which is situated 8 km southeast of Aoshima Island.

Aoshima Island

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

35.57652° or 35° 34′ 36″ north

Longitude

133.21203° or 133° 12′ 43″ east

Open location code

8Q7MH6G6+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131034310

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Aoshima Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “青島”

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