Himakajima (日間賀島) is an inhabited island in Mikawa Bay in Aichi Prefecture, Japan off the coast of the Chita Peninsula, which is administered by the town of Minamichita, Aichi. All of the island is within the borders of the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park. It draws many tourists who come to eat the octopus and blowfish caught off the island and prepared there, to enjoy the onsen, to fish, or to spend time on the beach.[1] Per the 2015 Japanese census, the island had a population of 1896 people in 607 households. | ||||||
Location: Mikawa Bay, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
Coastline: 6.0 km (3.73 mi) | ||||||