| Kashima (鹿島) is a small island off the coast of Hōjō, Matsuyama, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Aptly named "Deer Island," Kashima is home to a flourishing population of Sika deer. The island is about 1.5 km in circumference and 114 meters high at its peak with a 400-meter long white sand beach.[1] Having inhabited the island for thousands of years, Kashima's deer are a designated "natural treasure of Ehime Prefecture."[1] They are accessible for feeding and photos in an enclosure on the east end of the island, north of the ferry pier.[2] |
