Ajika Island

...There are also many hidden Christian settlements, including Himosashi, and Catholic cathedrals scattered throughout the area. Ajika Island (Ten) in the southwest is made up of two islands, Upper and Lower, and is the northern limit of the southern island plant community, with spectacular cliffs with columnar joints. Kuroko Island in the northern part of the Hirado Strait is entirely covered in primeval evergreen broad-leaved forests (Ten).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ajika Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また紐差をはじめ隠れキリシタン集落も多く，カトリックの天主堂が散在する。南西部の阿値賀（あじか）島(天)は上下2島からなり，南方系島嶼（とうしよ）植物群の北限で，壮大な柱状節理の断崖もみられる。平戸瀬戸北部の黒子島は全島が照葉樹の原始林(天)におおわれる。…

※「阿値賀島」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報