Kaminoshima Island

Japanese: 上ノ島 - かみのしま

…Kusagaki Island, also known as the Kusagaki Islands, belongs to Kasasa Town, Kawabe County. It consists of three main islands, Kaminoshima, Nakanoshima, and Shimonoshima, and about 17 small islands and reefs, with a total area of less than 1 km2. There is a lighthouse at the top of Kaminoshima (131m) that was erected in 1932, and in 1941 a radio direction signal station was added, and weather observations also began to be carried out there. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…草垣島，草垣諸島ともいい，川辺郡笠沙（かささ）町に属する。上ノ島，中ノ島，下ノ島の3主島と約17の小島や岩礁からなり，総面積は1km2に満たない。上ノ島の頂上部(131m)には1932年に設置された灯台があり，41年には無線方位信号所が併設され，他に気象観測も行われるようになった。…

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