Daikon Island

Japanese: 大根島 - だいこんじま
Daikon Island

An island floating in Lake Nakaumi in the northeastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It forms the center of Yatsuka Town, Matsue City. Its area is 4.89 square kilometers. In 1981, a dike road was built between the island and Omizaki in Matsue City, and a bus service began operating there. It is an aspidis-type volcanic island made of hard, porous basalt, with the highest point being Mt. Otsuka (42 meters), and the island as a whole is a gently sloping plateau. The approximately 200-meter lava cave in the eastern part of the island is called Yuuki-do, and is designated as a special natural monument as a "lava tunnel." There is also a second lava cave called Ryukei-do, which is also designated as a national natural monument. It is known for cultivating medicinal ginseng and the prefectural flower, peonies.

[Hikari Iida]

[Reference] | Nakaumi | Yatsuka

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

島根県北東部の中海(なかうみ)に浮かぶ島。松江市八束(やつか)町の中心部をなす。面積4.89平方キロメートル。1981年(昭和56)松江市大海崎(おおみざき)との間に堤防道路が設けられ、バスも運行されるようになった。アスピーテ型の火山島で堅硬多孔質の玄武岩からなり、最高点は大塚山(42メートル)で、島全体は緩傾斜の台地性地形である。東部にある約200メートルの溶岩洞穴は幽鬼洞とよばれ、「溶岩隧道(ずいどう)」として特別天然記念物に指定されている。また竜渓洞とよばれる第二溶岩洞穴があり、これも国の天然記念物に指定されている。薬用ニンジンや県花のボタン栽培で知られる。

[飯田 光]

[参照項目] | 中海 | 八束

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