Karashima Island

Karashima Island is an islet in Iwate, Tohoku. Karashima Island is situated nearby to the place of worship 荒神社, as well as near the islet Tabuno-oshima Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iwate-Funakoshi Station and Whale and Sea Science Museum.

Iwate-Funakoshi Station

Railway station

Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Iwate-Funakoshi Station is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. A sign on the station platform indicates that this was the easternmost railway station on Honshu island. Iwate-Funakoshi Station is situated 3 km northwest of Karashima Island.

Whale and Sea Science Museum

Museum

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Whale and Sea Science Museum is situated 3½ km north of Karashima Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamada and Otsuchi.

Yamada

Town

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Yamada is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,195 and a population density of 58 persons per km2, in 6,554 households. The total area of the town is 262.81 square kilometres. Yamada is situated 7 km northwest of Karashima Island.

Otsuchi

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Ōtsuchi is a town located in Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 11,572 and a population density of 58 persons per km2 in 5308 households.

Karashima Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.4085° or 39° 24′ 31″ north

Longitude

141.99065° or 141° 59′ 26″ east

Open location code

8RF3CX5R+97

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131243987

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Karashima Island” goes by many names.

Japanese: “からしま”
Japanese: “唐島”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 荒神社 and Tabuno-oshima Island.

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