Shiwaku Islands

Japanese: 塩飽諸島 - しわくしょとう

It is also read as "Shiaku." A group of islands in the Bisan Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, in the northern part of Kagawa Prefecture. It belongs to Sakaide City, Marugame City, Tadotsu Town, and Mitoyo City, and consists of about 30 islands with a total area of about 37 ^km2 . Hiroshima (the largest), Honjima, Ushijima, Takamijima, Teshima, Hitsuishijima, and Yoshijima are the center of the Shiwaku Seven Islands. It is mainly made of granite, and although stone is also produced, its main industries are field farming and fishing. It has been a key point for maritime traffic since ancient times, and was a battlefield during the Fujiwara no Sumitomo Rebellion. Later, it played an active role in the Korean Expedition under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and in the Edo period, there was a system of personal names (ninmyo) that granted land sovereignty and fishing rights in the surrounding area in exchange for serving the shogunate. It is included in the Setonaikai National Park, and there are shipping routes from the ports of Marugame and Tadotsu.
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Shiwaku Islands

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Japanese:

〈しあく〉とも読む。香川県北部，瀬戸内海の備讃諸島中の島群。坂出市，丸亀市，多度津町，三豊市に属し，約30島で総面積約37km²。広島（最大），本島，牛島，高見島，手島，櫃石(ひついし)島，与島は塩飽七島といわれ諸島の中心。おもに花コウ岩からなり，石材も産出するが畑作と漁業が主産業。古くから海上交通の要所で，藤原純友の乱などの戦場となった。のち豊臣秀吉に従って朝鮮出兵などにも活躍し，江戸時代には，幕府の御用役を務める代りに土地の領知権と周辺での漁業権を認められた人名(にんみょう)の制があった。瀬戸内海国立公園に含まれ，丸亀，多度津の各港から航路がある。
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