Kikaigashima Island
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An island used as a penal colony in the far south of Japan in the Middle Ages. It is also written as "Takakai" or "Takagai." It is famous for being the place where Shunkan was exiled at the end of the Heian period, but there are various theories about its location. Some say it was Iwo Jima (Kagoshima County), others say it was Kikai Island (Oshima County), and others say it was Juunijima (covering both counties), but it seems appropriate to say it was the entire Satsunan Islands. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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中世，日本の極南の流刑地として利用された島。「貴海」「貴賀井」とも書く。平安時代末期に俊寛が配流されたことなどで有名であるが，所在地には諸説ある。硫黄島 (鹿児島郡) 説，喜界島 (大島郡) 説，十二島 (両郡にわたる) 説があるが，薩南諸島一帯とするのが妥当であろう。
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