Ninoshima Island

Japanese: 似島 - にのしま
Ninoshima Island

An island in Hiroshima Bay in the west of Hiroshima Prefecture. It is part of Minami Ward, Hiroshima City. Its area is 3.87 square kilometers. Aki Kofuji (278 meters) in the north of the island is the highest peak. Since the Meiji period, a quarantine station of the former army has been established on the island, and in August 1945 (Showa 20), it housed about 10,000 victims of the atomic bomb. In 1946, the Hiroshima Prefectural War Children's Education Center Ninojima Gakuen was established. A ferry runs to Hiroshima (Ujina) Port, and many people commute to Hiroshima City for work or school. On the island, mandarin oranges and vegetables are grown, and oysters and seaweed are cultivated, and there are many gravel transport ships. The Aki Kofuji area is part of the Setonaikai National Park, and there are many recreational facilities on the island, such as the Youth Nature Center. Population 1,248 (2000).

[Kitagawa Kenji]

[Reference item] | Hiroshima (city)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広島県西部、広島湾にある島。広島市南区に属す。面積3.87平方キロメートル。島の北部にある安芸(あき)小富士(278メートル)がもっとも高い。明治期以降旧陸軍の検疫所が置かれ、1945年(昭和20)8月には原爆の被災者約1万人を収容した。1946年には広島県戦災児教育所似島学園が創立された。広島(宇品)港にフェリーが通じ、広島市に通勤・通学する人も多い。島内ではミカンや野菜作り、カキやノリの養殖などが行われ、砂利運搬船も多い。安芸小富士一帯は瀬戸内海国立公園に属し、島内には少年自然の家などレクリエーション施設が多い。人口1248(2000)。

[北川建次]

[参照項目] | 広島(市)

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