Shikinejima

Japanese: 式根島 - しきねじま
Shikinejima

A small volcanic island in the Izu Islands, Tokyo. It belongs to Niijima Village, Oshima Subprefecture. It is located about 3.7 km south of Niijima and has an area of ​​3.69 square kilometers. The island is a plateau made of rhyolite, with a highest point of 109 meters. The coast is a cliff, but there are many inlets such as Nobushi Port, Oura Bay, and Okama Bay, and there are sandy beaches at the inner part of the bay. Ashitsuki Onsen and Jinata Onsen are also located on the south coast. The island has a warm marine climate and naturally grows forests of camellias and nagi. It was uninhabited for a long time, but migration from Niijima began in 1889 (Meiji 22). As of 2009 (Heisei 21), 562 people are living there. The main industries are fishing and tourism (private lodgings and marine sports such as surfing, scuba diving, and water skiing), and regular ferries run between Nobushi Port and Tokyo, Shimoda, Izu Oshima, Niijima, and Kozushima. Tomari Port at the northern end is an old fishing port built in 1908 (Meiji 41), and is home to Tomari Shrine, the local shrine.

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

[Reference] | Izu Islands | Niijima (village)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都、伊豆諸島にある小さな火山島。大島支庁新島村(にいじまむら)に属する。新島の南方約3.7キロメートルにあり、面積3.69平方キロメートル。島は台地状で流紋岩からなり、最高地点109メートル。海岸は断崖(だんがい)をなすが、野伏(のぶし)港、大浦湾、御釜湾など入り江が多く、湾奥には砂浜がみられる。また足付(あしつき)温泉、地鉈(じなた)温泉が南海岸にある。海洋性の温暖な気候でツバキやナギの自然育成林がある。長く無人島であったが、新島からの移住が1889年(明治22)から始まった。2009年(平成21)の時点で562人が定住している。漁業と観光業(民宿と、サーフィン、スキューバダイビング、水上スキーなどのマリンスポーツ)が中心で、野伏港と東京、下田、伊豆大島、新島、神津島間に定期船が通る。北端の泊港(とまりこう)は1908年(明治41)築港した古い漁港で、氏神の泊神社がある。

[沢田 清]

[参照項目] | 伊豆諸島 | 新島(村)

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