Nagashima

Japanese: 長島 - ながしま

Formerly a town in the eastern part of Kuwana City, in northern Mie Prefecture. Located on the river delta between the Nagara River and the Kiso River, facing Ise Bay. Nagashima Village was incorporated as a town in 1954, merged with Kusu Village in 1955, and incorporated Isoshima Village in 1956. In 2004, it merged with Kuwana City and Tado Town to form Kuwana City. The name of the area comes from a place name that has existed since the Middle Ages. It is the site of the Nagashima Rebellion by followers of Ganshoji Temple in 1570. Known as a ring settlement, it was once divided into many ring settlements, but was gradually integrated through flood control and reclamation, and the entire area became a single ring settlement after the Ise Bay Typhoon (1959). Rice and pears are cultivated, but in 1963, a high-quality hot spring was discovered and developed on the southern end of the bay, and it has become a tourist destination with Nagashima Hot Springs and a comprehensive leisure land. The entire area belongs to Suigo Prefectural Natural Park.

Nagashima

An island at the tip of the Murotsu Peninsula in southeastern Yamaguchi Prefecture. It belongs to Kaminoseki Town. The highest peak is Mt. Kamimoriyama (315m), and the island is made up of hilly mountainous areas and coastal lowlands. It has many terraced fields and rice terraces, and produces mandarin oranges. Sea bream, squid, octopus, mullet, and Spanish mackerel are caught in the nearby waters. It is connected to the Murotsu Peninsula by the Kaminoseki Bridge. There is also a regular ferry service from Yanai Port. Area: 13.45 ^km2 . Population: 2,531 (1996).

Nagashima

An island in the Seto Inland Sea located in the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture and belonging to Setouchi City. The eastern part is made of granite, and the western part is made of Palaeozoic slate. It is connected to the mainland by the Oku-Nagashima Bridge. In ancient times, cattle and horses were grazed on the island, and it was uninhabited for a long time, but in 1930 a national leprosy sanatorium was established, and there are currently two sanatoriums, Nagashima Aiseien and Oku Komyoen. The area is 3.22 ^km2 . Population 1,120 (1996).

Nagashima

An island in the northwest of Kagoshima Prefecture, between the East China Sea and the Yatsushiro Sea. It belongs to Nagashima Town. It is a gently undulating plateau, with Mt. Yatake (402m) as its highest point. Its main industries are field farming of sweet potatoes, tobacco, mandarin oranges, peas, etc., and beef cattle raising. The northwestern coast belongs to Unzen-Amakusa National Park. It is connected to Akune City by the Kuronoseto Bridge, which was completed in 1974. Its area is 91.0 ^km2 .

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Japanese:

三重県北部，桑名市東部の旧町域。長良川と木曾川に挟まれた河口三角州上に位置し，伊勢湾に臨む。 1954年長島村が町制施行，1955年楠村と合体，1956年伊曽島村を編入。 2004年桑名市，多度町と合体して桑名市となった。地名は中世以来の地名による。元亀1 (1570) 年の願証寺の門徒による長島一揆の地。輪中集落として知られ，かつては多数の輪中に分かれていたが治水と干拓によりしだいに統合され，伊勢湾台風 (1959) 後，全域が一つの輪中となった。米作とナシ栽培などが行なわれるが，1963年南端の湾岸で良質の温泉が発見・開発され，長島温泉と総合レジャーランドの観光地となっている。全域が水郷県立自然公園に属する。

長島
ながしま

山口県南東部，室津半島の先端にある島。上関町に属する。上盛山 (315m) が最高峰で，丘陵性の山地と沿岸の小低地から成る。段々畑と棚田が多く，ミカンを産する。近海ではタイ，イカ，タコ，ボラ，サワラを漁獲。室津半島とは上関大橋で結ばれている。また，柳井港から定期船の便もある。面積 13.45km²。人口 2531 (1996) 。

長島
ながしま

岡山県南東部，瀬戸内市に属する瀬戸内海の島。東部は花崗岩，西部は古生層の粘板岩からなる。邑久長島大橋で本土と結ばれる。古代には牛馬の放牧が行なわれ，長らく無人島であったが，1930年国立ハンセン病療養所が設立され，現在は長島愛生園，邑久光明園の2療養所がある。面積 3.22km²。人口 1120 (1996) 。

長島
ながしま

鹿児島県北西部，東シナ海と八代海の間の島。長島町に属する。矢岳 (402m) を最高点として，ゆるやかな起伏をもつ台地。サツマイモ，タバコ，ミカン，エンドウなどの畑作農業と肉牛飼育がおもな産業。北西部の海岸は雲仙天草国立公園に属する。 1974年完成した黒之瀬戸大橋で阿久根市と結ばれる。面積 91.0km²。

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