An island in the Geiyo Islands in northern Ehime Prefecture. It belongs to Imabari City. There is shipping from Imabari. Surrounded by Omishima, Osakikamijima, and Osakishimojima, it forms a triangle measuring 3 km east to west and 2 km north to south, with an area of 3.13 square kilometers. It is connected to Osakishimojima via Nakanoshima and Heirajima by the Okashima Bridge and other routes, and is connected to Honshu (Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture) by land. Since ancient times, it has been a key point for maritime traffic on the Itsukinada Sea, and there are forts of the Murakami Navy at Kannonzaki and Okamura. The descendants of the Navy were appointed mountain guards by the lord of Matsuyama, and began settling on the island. The main industries are mandarin orange cultivation and fishing. Population 482 (2009). [Kazuo Fukaishi] [Reference] |In the foreground of the photo is the village of Ocho district on Osakishimojima. In the background is Osakikamijima. In between, from left, are Heirajima, Nakanojima, and Okamurajima. Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture © Hiroshima Prefecture "> Osakishimojima and Osakikamijima Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
愛媛県北部、芸予諸島にある島。今治(いまばり)市に属す。今治から船便がある。大三島、大崎上島、大崎下島に囲まれ、東西3キロメートル、南北2キロメートルの三角形をなし、面積3.13平方キロメートル。大崎下島とは、中ノ島、平羅島経由で岡島大橋などによって結ばれ、陸路で本州(広島県呉市)に通じている。古代から斎灘(いつきなだ)の海上交通の要衝で、観音崎(かんのんざき)、岡村に村上水軍の城砦(じょうさい)がある。水軍の子孫が松山藩主に山番を命ぜられ、島への定住が始まった。ミカン栽培、漁業が主産業。人口482(2009)。 [深石一夫] [参照項目] |写真手前は大崎下島大長地区の集落。奥に見えるのが大崎上島。その間に、左から平羅島、中ノ島、岡村島が並ぶ。広島県呉市©広島県"> 大崎下島と大崎上島 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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