Iwagi Island

Japanese: 岩城島 - いわぎしま
Iwagi Island

An island located in the northeastern part of Ehime Prefecture, almost in the center of the Geiyo Islands. It belongs to Kamijima Town, Ochi County. The island is triangular in shape, with an area of ​​8.95 square kilometers. It is 48 kilometers from Imabari and 50 kilometers from Onomichi, and is serviced by boat. In the early modern period, it flourished as a key location for shipping along the Seto Inland Sea under the control of the Matsuyama Domain. The island is developing agricultural and marine products, including its specialty lemons. The Kannon Hall of Shounji Temple is a nationally designated important cultural property, and the giant boat-shaped phillyraeoides tree on the temple grounds is a prefecturally designated natural monument. It is within the Setonaikai National Park. Population 2,134 (2009).

[Kazuo Fukaishi]

[Reference] | Iwaki | Geiyo Islands

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

愛媛県北東部、芸予諸島のほぼ中央にある島。越智(おち)郡上島(かみじま)町に属す。島は三角形をなし、面積8.95平方キロメートル。今治(いまばり)から48キロメートル、尾道(おのみち)まで50キロメートルの距離にあり、船便がある。近世には松山藩領、瀬戸内海水運の要地として栄えた。特産のレモンをはじめ、農水産物の開発を行っている。祥雲寺(しょううんじ)観音堂は国の重要文化財、また境内にある巨木の舟形ウバメガシは県指定天然記念物。瀬戸内海国立公園域。人口2134(2009)。

[深石一夫]

[参照項目] | 岩城 | 芸予諸島

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