Yashiro Island

Japanese: 屋代島 - やしろじま
Yashiro Island
An island in the Seto Inland Sea in the southeastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. With little flat land, mandarin orchards and rice terraces are built on the mountainside in a stepped pattern, making it known as the home of Yamaguchi mandarin oranges. There are many people who go out to work, and it is a pioneering area for Hawaiian immigrants. The Oshima Bridge was opened in 1976. The area is 129.7 square kilometers. Oshima. Suo-Oshima.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
山口県南東部、瀬戸内海にある島。平地に乏しく、山腹に階段状にミカン園や棚田が開かれ、山口ミカンの本場として知られる。出かせぎも多く、ハワイ移民の先進地。昭和五一年(一九七六)大島大橋が開通。面積一二九・七平方キロメートル。大島。周防大島。

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