Nakadori Island

Japanese: 中通島 - なかどおりじま
Nakadori Island

An island in the northern part of the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. It belongs to Shinkamigoto Town, Minamimatsuura District. Its ancient name was Ochika, and in the Middle Ages it was also called Urabejima. Its area is 168.34 square kilometers (2005). It is a cross-shaped island made up of four peninsulas, and in 1981 (Showa 56), Kamigoto Airport was built on the northeastern tip of the island, on the bridged Kashiragashima Island, but it was closed in 2006 (Heisei 18). Jetfoils and ferries run from Narao Port on the island to Nagasaki Port, and ferries run between Tainoura Port and Nagasaki Port, Arikawa Port and Sasebo Port, and Aokata Port and Hakata Port. In Arikawa Bay in the northeast, fixed-net fishing for yellowtail is popular, and there are the ports of Arikawa and Enokizu. Aokata Port in the northwest has long been a good port, a refuge port, and is home to the National Offshore Petroleum Stockpile Base. Narao Port in the southeast is a base for hauling net fishing, with fishermen setting out to the East China Sea, off the coast of San'in, and off the coast of Sanriku. The west side of the island is a scenic spot overlooking Wakamatsu Strait, with magnificent views from Mt. Sanno (439 meters), and is the center of Saikai National Park. There are many Catholic settlements with churches throughout the island, including Aosagaura Cathedral and Kashirajima Cathedral (both designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan). The 600-year-old ako tree at Narao Shrine is a national natural monument. The population is 21,568 (2009).

[Yasuyoshi Ishii]

[References] | Aokata | Arikawa |Arikawa Bay | Kamigoto | Saikai National Park | Shinkamigoto (town) | Narao
Aosagaura Church
Nationally designated important cultural property Shinkamigoto Town, Minamimatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture © Nagasaki Tourism Federation

Aosagaura Church


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

長崎県五島列島(ごとうれっとう)の北部にある島。南松浦(みなみまつうら)郡新上五島町(しんかみごとうちょう)に属する。古名は大近(おおちか)、中世には浦部島(うらべじま)ともよばれた。面積168.34平方キロメートル(2005)。四つの半島からなる十字形の島で、1981年(昭和56)島の北東端、架橋された頭(かしら)ヶ島に上五島空港が新設されたが、2006年(平成18)に閉鎖された。島内の奈良尾(ならお)港から長崎港にジェットフォイルとフェリーが、鯛ノ浦港と長崎港、有川港と佐世保(させぼ)港、青方(あおかた)港と博多港との間にフェリーが就航している。北東部の有川湾ではブリの定置網漁業が盛んで有川、榎津(えのきづ)両港があり、北西部の青方港は古来良港をなし、避難港で、海上石油国家備蓄基地がある。南東部の奈良尾港は揚繰(あぐり)網漁業の基地で、東シナ海、山陰沖、三陸沖に出漁する。西部は若松瀬戸に臨む景勝地で、山王(さんのう)山(439メートル)からの展望はすばらしく、西海国立公園(さいかいこくりつこうえん)の中心地。島内各地には教会をもつカトリック集落が多く、青砂ヶ浦天主堂(あおさがうらてんしゅどう)や頭ヶ島天主堂(ともに国の重要文化財に指定される)などもある。奈良尾神社の樹齢600年のアコウは国の天然記念物。人口2万1568(2009)。

[石井泰義]

[参照項目] | 青方 | 有川 | 有川湾 | 上五島 | 西海国立公園 | 新上五島(町) | 奈良尾
青砂ヶ浦教会
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青砂ヶ浦教会


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