1.Ninoshima | ||||||
Ninoshima (Japanese: 似島) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea, located near Hiroshima. Gakuen-mae pier on Ninoshima is located 4 km from Hiroshima (Ujina) Port. It takes only half an hour to get to Ninoshima from wharf 4 of Hiroshima Port (Ujina Port) by ferry.[1] The island is 3.87 km2 in size,[2] and topped with the mountain Aki-no-Kofuji (278 m). In Japanese, the mountain's name means "Little Fuji of Aki" (the former name of the Hiroshima area). The name of the island means "resemblance island", as the shape of the island and its mountain resemble Mount Fuji.[3] | ||||||
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2.Ōsakishimojima | ||||||
Ōsakishimojima (大崎下島) is an island in the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, off the southern coast of Honshu in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan. The island is best known for the town of Mitarai (御手洗), an important port of call for ships during the Edo era.[1] | ||||||
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3.Kurahashi-jima | ||||||
Kurahashi-jima (倉橋島), also called Nagato-jima (長門島) in ancient texts, is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. | ||||||
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4.Ōkunoshima | ||||||
Ōkunoshima (Japanese: 大久野島) is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. It is considered to be part of the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island. It is often called Usagi Shima (うさぎ島, "Rabbit Island") because of the large population of free-ranging domestic rabbits that roam the island. The rabbits are rather tame and will approach humans. | ||||||
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5.Ikuchijima | ||||||
Ikuchijima (生口島) is one of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, belonging to Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Ikuchijima is administered as part of Onomichi city. There are bridges connecting Ikuchijima to the mainland (Honshū) via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ōmishima Island. The highest peak of this 31.21 km2 island is Mount Kanno at 472.3 m (1,550 ft). | ||||||
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6.Mukaishima Island, Hiroshima | ||||||
Mukaishima Island (向島, Mukaishima) is the northernmost island in the Geiyo Islands chain accommodating Nishiseto Expressway connecting Honshu and Shikoku islands. Its coasts are washed by Seto Inland Sea. The island's highest peak is Takamiyama (高見山) 283.2 m (929 ft) high. | ||||||
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7.Etajima | ||||||
Etajima (江田島), also called Nōmi-jima [ja], Nomijima, Nomi Island, or Etajima-Nōmijima (江田島・能美島)[1] is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The mess with island name originates from the ancient (and possibly legendary) strait at now town Ōgaki-chō Hitonose (大柿町飛渡瀬). | ||||||
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