Iroha Island

Japanese: イロハ島 - いろはじま
Iroha Island

...Agriculture is centered on rice cultivation, with mandarin oranges and vegetables grown, while fishing involves the farming of sea bream and yellowtail. Iroha Island, consisting of 48 reefs floating in the eastern sea, is a beautiful island that forms part of the Genkai Quasi-National Park. Kinaise on the eastern edge is connected to Hatazu in Imari City, Saga Prefecture, on the opposite shore by the Fukushima Ohashi Bridge (225m), and there is a ferry between Fukushima Port in Shiohama and Uranosaki Port in Imari City.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Iroha Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…農業は米作を中心にミカンや野菜栽培など,漁業はタイ,ハマチなどの養殖が行われる。東の海上に浮かぶ48の岩礁からなるイロハ島は風光にすぐれ,玄海国定公園の一部をなす。東端の喜内瀬(きないせ)と対岸の佐賀県伊万里市波多津(はたづ)とは福島大橋(225m)で結ばれ,塩浜の福島港と伊万里市浦之崎港との間には連絡船がある。…

※「イロハ島」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

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