Kamikamagari Island

Japanese: 上蒲刈島 - かみかまがりじま

An island in the western part of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, in southern Hiroshima Prefecture. As an island it once formed the town of Kamagari in Aki District, but is now part of Kure City. Its area is 18.81 square kilometers. It lies in the sea southeast of Kure City on the mainland, with Toyo Island to the east and Shimokamagari Island to the west. In 1979 (Showa 54), it was connected to Shimokamagari Island by the Kamagari Ohashi Bridge (480 meters). The island is mountainous, with Mount Nanakunimi (457 meters) at its highest point, and there is little flat land. The mountains have been cultivated in stepped formations, and are mostly mandarin orange orchards. Population: 2,741 (2000)
[Kitagawa Kenji]

[References] | Kamagari | Geiyo Islands | Shimokamagari

Sannose Strait and Kamagari Bridge
Shimokamagari Island is in the foreground, and Kami-Kamagari Island is on the opposite shore. Kamagari Bridge spans the island. Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture ©Hiroshima Prefecture ">

Sannose Strait and Kamagari Bridge

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広島県南部、瀬戸内海の芸予(げいよ)諸島西部にある島。一島で安芸(あき)郡蒲刈町を形成していたが、現在は呉(くれ)市に属する。面積18.81平方キロメートル。本土の呉市の南東海上にあり、東に豊(とよ)島、西に下蒲刈島がある。1979年（昭和54）蒲刈大橋（480メートル）により下蒲刈島と結ばれた。七国見(ななくにみ)山（457メートル）を最高に、全島が山がちで平坦(へいたん)地は少ない。山地は階段状に耕地化され、ほとんどミカン畑である。人口2741（2000）
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