Benten Island

Japanese: 弁天島 - べんてんじま

A general term for an area consisting of seven large and small islands located in the southwest of Shizuoka Prefecture, in the southern part of Lake Hamana. Most of the islands belong to Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, with only Shinbentenjima on the west side belonging to Kosai City. During the Edo period, it was an uninhabited sandbar, and was called Bentenjima because of the presence of a shrine to Benten. It is a good place for swimming, clamming, fishing, and is also home to a fisheries research station and a prefectural aquarium. Bentenjima hot springs, which began flowing in 1960, are famous as a health resort. In 1973, a road approximately 7 km long was opened, linking the area to the Murakushi Peninsula, Tateyamadera, and other areas. It belongs to Lake Hamana Prefectural Natural Park.

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Japanese:

静岡県南西部，浜名湖南部に位置する大小七つの島からなる地区の総称。ほとんどが浜松市西区に属し，西側の新弁天島のみ湖西市に属する。江戸時代は無人の砂州で，弁天の祠 (ほこら) があることから弁天島と呼ばれた。海水浴，潮干狩り，釣りなどの適地で，水産試験場や県立水族館もある。1960年に湧出した弁天島温泉は保養地として有名。1973年に村櫛半島，舘山寺などと結ぶ延長約 7kmの道路が開通。浜名湖県立自然公園に属する。

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