Innoshima

Japanese: 因島 - いんのしま

The former city area of Onomichi City, in the southeast of Hiroshima Prefecture. It consists of the whole of Innoshima Island, part of Ikuchijima Island, and surrounding small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. In 1953, the towns of Habu, Takuma, and Sansho and the villages of Nakasho, Ohama, Shigei, and Higashi-Ikuchi were merged to form a city. In 2006, it was incorporated into Onomichi City. In the Middle Ages, it was the base of the Murakami Navy (→Murakami clan), and its appearance can still be seen in the ruins of Aokage Castle, a prefectural historic site. Until the end of the Meiji period, it was a farming and fishing village, but since a shipyard was built in Habu, the city center on the southwest coast of Innoshima, in 1911, it has developed into a shipbuilding city. Large shipyards and related factories are located here, and many people commute from the surrounding islands. Hakozaki, north of Habu, was known for its inland sea houseboat (boats for people living on the water) fishing. In rural areas, the mountain slopes are used to cultivate citrus fruits such as mandarins and hassaku, as well as daisies, sweet potatoes, and olives.

Innoshima

An island in the eastern part of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, southeast of Hiroshima Prefecture. It belongs to Onomichi City. It is about 17 km from Onomichi on the mainland. There is little flat land, and there are many mountains such as Okuyama (390m) and Aokageyama (268m). Mandarin oranges, olives, and daisies are cultivated on terraced fields. It is a passing point on the Nishiseto Expressway, which connects Onomichi and Imabari, and in 1983 the Innoshima Bridge was completed between Onomichi and Mukojima Island to the north, and in 1991 the Ikuchi Bridge was completed connecting Onomichi and Ikuchijima Island to the southwest. Part of the island belongs to the Setonaikai National Park. Area (2002): 34.97 ^km2 . Population: 29,126 (1996).

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Japanese:

広島県南東部，尾道市南西部の旧市域。瀬戸内海の因島全島と生口島の一部，周辺の小島からなる。 1953年土生町，田熊町，三庄町の3町と中庄村，大浜村，重井村，東生口村の4村が合体して市制。 2006年尾道市に編入。中世，村上水軍 (→村上氏 ) の根拠地で，県史跡の青影城跡にその面影をとどめる。明治末期までは農漁村だったが，1911年因島の南西岸にある中心市街地の土生に造船所が建設されて以来，造船都市として発展。大規模な造船所や関連工場が立地し，周辺の島々から通勤する人も多い。土生の北方の箱崎は内海の家船 (水上生活者の船) 漁業で知られた。農村部では山の斜面を利用してミカン，ハッサクなどの柑橘類，ジョチュウギク，サツマイモ，オリーブなどが栽培されている。

因島
いんのしま

広島県南東部，瀬戸内海に浮かぶ芸予諸島東部の島。尾道市に属する。本土の尾道まで約 17km。平地に乏しく，奥山 (390m) ，青影山 (268m) など山地が多い。段々畑でミカン，オリーブ，ジョチュウギクなどを栽培。尾道と今治を結ぶ本州四国連絡橋西瀬戸自動車道の通過地で，1983年に北の向島との間に因島大橋が完成，1991年には南西の生口島とを結ぶ生口橋も完成した。島域の一部は瀬戸内海国立公園に属する。面積 (2002) 34.97km²。人口2万 9126 (1996) 。

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