Kaiyo Maru

Kaiyo Maru is a ship in Esashi Chō, Hiyama district, Hokkaido. Kaiyo Maru is situated nearby to the water park 海水浴場, as well as near the tourism office 江差町観光情報総合案内所.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kamome Island and Hokkaido Hiyama Subprefectural Bereau.

Kamome Island

Islet

Photo: BATACHAN, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamome Island is an island in the Sea of Japan just off the coast of the town of Esashi, Hokkaidō, Japan. The island serves as a breakwater for the Esashi port.

Hokkaido Hiyama Subprefectural Bereau

Government building

Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.

Hiyama Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897. Hokkaido Hiyama Subprefectural Bereau is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kaiyo Maru.

Ubagami Daijingū

Shinto shrine

Photo: Yauchi, Public domain.

Ubagami Daijingū is a Shinto shrine in Esashi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Its foundation date is uncertain but its existence is documented from the Edo period. It is considered the oldest Shinto Shrine in Hokkaido. Ubagami Daijingū is situated 650 metres east of Kaiyo Maru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esashi and Kaminokuni.

Esashi

Town

Photo: 百合の國, CC BY 3.0.

Esashi is a town in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Hiyama Subprefecture. One of the oldest towns in Hokkaido, the name Esashi comes from the Ainu word for kombu, a type of edible kelp well known in Japan.

Kaminokuni

Town

Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.

Kaminokuni is a town located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town had an estimated population of 5,161, and a density of 9.4 per km2. The total area is 547.58 km2. Kaminokuni is situated 7 km south of Kaiyo Maru.

Kaiyo Maru

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: ship, tourism, and historic site
Location: Esashi Chō, Hiyama district, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

41.86589° or 41° 51′ 57″ north

Longitude

140.11727° or 140° 7′ 2″ east

Inception

1863

Open location code

8RH2V488+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 152990542

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ship

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

“Kaiyo Maru” goes by many names.

Japanese: “開陽丸”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaiyo Maru Memorial Museum and 海水浴場.

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