Noumi Island

Japanese: 能美島 - のうみじま
Noumi Island

An island in Hiroshima Bay in the southwest of Hiroshima Prefecture. The eastern part is connected to Eta Island by the isthmus of Hitonose, and the southeastern part is connected to Kurahashi Island across the Hayase Strait by the Hayase Ohashi Bridge. The island is long and narrow from northwest to southeast, with a narrow center, and the northern part is called Nishi Nomi Island and the southern part is called Higashi Nomi Island.

Pottery from the Yayoi and Kofun periods has been excavated from the island, and in the late Heian period it was the Nomi Sho. Administratively, the island was made up of three towns, Okimi, Nomi, and Ogaki, all of Saeki County, but in 2004, the three towns merged with Etajima Town, Aki County, to form Etajima City. Many people commute to work or study in Hiroshima and Kure. The island's hilly terrain is cultivated in terraces, and in addition to mandarin oranges, flowers and vegetables are grown, inshore fishing, and oyster and seaweed farming is carried out. Together with the adjacent Etajima, the island has an area of ​​91.44 square kilometers, with a population of 27,031 (2010).

[Kitagawa Kenji]

[References] | Etajima | Etajima (city) | Okaki | Okimi | Kurahashi Island | Nomi

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広島県南西部、広島湾内にある島。東部は飛渡瀬(ひとのせ)の地峡によって江田(えた)島と連なり、南東部は早瀬瀬戸(はやせのせと)を挟んで倉橋(くらはし)島に対するが、早瀬大橋によって連絡している。北西から南東方向に細長い島で、中央がくびれており、北部を西能美島、南部を東能美島という。

 島内からは弥生(やよい)時代、古墳時代の土器が発掘されており、平安後期には能美庄(しょう)であった。行政的には佐伯(さえき)郡沖見、能美、大柿(おおがき)の3町からなっていたが、2004年(平成16)に3町と安芸(あき)郡江田島町が合併、江田島市として市制施行した。広島、呉(くれ)両市への通勤・通学者が多い。丘陵地の多い島内は階段状に耕作され、ミカン栽培のほか、花卉(かき)・野菜栽培、近海漁業、カキ・ノリ養殖が行われる。地続きの江田島と合わせた面積は91.44平方キロメートル、人口2万7031(2010)。

[北川建次]

[参照項目] | 江田島 | 江田島(市) | 大柿 | 沖美 | 倉橋島 | 能美

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