Kozushima Island

Japanese: 神津島 - こうづしま
Kozushima Island

It is an island located 187 km south of Tokyo, southwest of Niijima, and is one of the Izu Islands. It belongs to Kozushima Village, Oshima Branch Office, Tokyo. It is said that the name of the island is a corrupted version of the word "kamitsudoi" (gathering of gods), which means that the god who created the island, including Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto, the creator of the Izu Islands, gathered and discussed the creation of the island. Monoimina-no-Mikoto Shrine enshrines the god who created Kozushima. It is a volcanic island, and Tenjo-san (572 meters) has records of eruptions in 832 (Tencho 9) and 838 (Jowa 5). It is a double volcano, and the crater cone is called a desert area, with shrubs and azaleas growing in clusters, and there are Fudo-ike and Chiyo-ike. Kozu-zawa, which flows from the summit, is the largest stream in the Izu Seven Islands, and reaches Maehama in the central area. The coast is lined with cliffs, and there are sea caves in Miura Bay and Tako Bay, with the Kamagashita Cave being particularly famous. The main island has an area of ​​18.87 square kilometers, stretching 4 kilometers east to west and 8 kilometers north to south. With a subtropical marine climate and natural beauty, it has been designated as part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Population 1999 (2009).

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

"Kozushima Village, Tokyo Island: Kozushima" (1992, Chikuma Publishing)""Izu Seven Islands: Ogasawara" (1997), edited and published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha

[Reference] | Kozushima (village)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都の南187キロメートル、新島(にいじま)の南西にある島で伊豆諸島の一つ。東京都大島支庁神津島村に属する。伊豆諸島の造物主である事代主命(ことしろぬしのみこと)をはじめ神々が集まって、島を生み出す相談をした島、すなわち「神集(かみつど)い」の島がなまって島名となったという。神津島を開いた神を祀(まつ)る社が物忌奈命神社(ものいみなのみことじんじゃ)である。火山島で、天上山(てんじょうさん)(572メートル)は832年(天長9)と838年(承和5)に爆発の記録がある。二重式火山で火口丘は砂漠地帯とよばれ、低木とツツジが群生し、不動池と千代池がある。山頂より流れる神津沢は、伊豆七島最大の沢で、中心地区の前浜に至る。海岸は断崖(だんがい)が続き、三浦湾、多幸(たこう)湾には海食洞の洞窟(どうくつ)があり、とくに釜ヶ下洞窟(かまがしたどうくつ)は有名。本島の面積18.87平方キロメートル、東西4キロメートル、南北8キロメートル。亜熱帯海洋性気候と自然美で、富士箱根伊豆国立公園に指定されている。人口1999(2009)。

[沢田 清]

『神津島村編『東京の島 神津島』(1992・チクマ秀版社)』『実業之日本社編・刊『伊豆七島・小笠原』(1997)』

[参照項目] | 神津島(村)

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