| 1．Ibuki island |
| Ibuki island (伊吹島, Ibukijima) is an inhabited island located in the Seto Inland Sea between Honshū and Shikoku. It is administratively part of the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan. It is famous for producing high-quality iriko (dried sardines). The island is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) away from Kan'onji Port, and has an area of 5.4 square kilometres (2.1 square miles).[1] It has a population of 503 people as of 2018. Both electricity and water supply on the island are supplied from the mainland, and regular ships are in service from Maura Port on the south side of the island to the Shikoku mainland. |
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| 2．Shishijima |
| Shishijima (志々島) is an inhabited island located in the Shiwaku Islands in the Seto Inland Sea between Honshū and Shikoku. It is administratively part of the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan. The island has a circumference of 3.8 kilometers and an area of 0.74 square kilometres (0.29 square miles), and is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) away from Takuma Port. The highest peak on the island is Yokoo no Tsuji with an elevation of 109 meters. To the north is Takamishima, and to the west is Awashima. It has been inhabited since ancient times and there is a legend that Empress Jingū enshrined a sacred seal on the island. In the Sengoku period, it was a place of refuge for then local warlord Kagawa Nobukane after the fall of Amagiri Castle to the forces of Chōsokabe Motochika. During the Edo Period, it was part of the holdings of Marugame Domain. At the end of the Edo Period, it had a population of 673 and was noted for exporting dried Sea cucumber and other seafoods. During the Meiji and Taisho periods the island continued to be prosperous, and had a population of approximately 1000; however, in the post-World War II era, the island suffered greatly from rural depopulation and as of March 2009 had a population of only 32 people in 26 households. |
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| 3．Teshima |
| Teshima (豊島) is an island located in the inland sea of Japan, between Naoshima and Shōdoshima islands, and is part of Kagawa Prefecture. It has an area of 14.5 square kilometres (5.6 square miles) and a population of about 1,000 people. Teshima is one of the locations of the Setouchi Triennale, also known as the Setouchi International Art Festival.[1] |
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| 4．Shōdoshima |
| Shōdoshima or Shōdo Island (小豆島, Shōdoshima) is an island located in the Inland Sea of Japan. The name means "Island of Small Beans". There are two towns on the island: Tonoshō and Shōdoshima, composing the district of Shōzu. The island is famous as the setting for the novel Twenty-Four Eyes and its subsequent film adaptations. The island was the first area of Japan to successfully grow olives, and it is sometimes known as "Olive Island".[1] |
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