Mishima [village] - Mishima

Japanese: 三島[村] - みしま

A village in Kagoshima County, southern Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 513 (1995). It is made up of the Kuchinoshima Islands (Takeshima, Iwo Jima, and Kuroshima) located 40-50km south of the Satsuma Peninsula. All of the islands are volcanic, and Iwo Jima in particular is constantly emitting smoke. Since the Middle Ages, this island has been the site of many exiles, including Shunkan, who was sent to Iwo Jima (Kikaigashima), and there are many historical sites, including Shunkando. Formerly known as Kami-mishima, it was part of Oshima County's Jitsuto Village from the mid-Meiji Period together with Shimo-Shichito Islands, which are now part of Toshima Village.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鹿児島県南部，鹿児島郡の村。人口513(1995)。薩摩半島南方40～50kmの海上にある口之三島（くちのみしま）(竹島，硫黄島，黒島)からなる。いずれも火山島で，なかでも硫黄島は常時噴煙を上げている。中世以降，硫黄島(鬼界ヶ島)への俊寛など多くの流人が流された地で，俊寛堂など史跡が多い。かつては上三島と呼ばれ，明治中期から現十島（としま）村域の下七島とともに大島郡十島（じつとう）村を構成していた。

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