Etajima

Japanese: 江田島 - えたじま
Etajima

An island in Hiroshima Bay, west of Hiroshima Prefecture. It belongs to Etajima City. It is connected to Nomi Island by an isthmus called Hitonose in the southwest. The island is mountainous, consisting of granite, and has little flat land. The highest peak is Mount Furutaka (376 meters) located almost in the center of the island. It borders Kure City across Kure Bay to the east, and Hiroshima City across Ninoshima Island to the north. Etajima Bay is between the island and Nomi Island to the west, and it is connected to the open sea at Tsukumo Strait in the northwest. Settlements are scattered along the coast, and the slopes of the mountains are cultivated. In 1888 (Meiji 21), the Naval Academy was relocated from Tsukiji in Tokyo to Etajima, and from then until the end of World War II, "Etajima" became synonymous with the Naval Academy. Together with the adjacent Nomi Island, the island has an area of ​​91.44 square kilometers and a population of 27,031 (2010).

[Kitagawa Kenji]

[References] | Etajima (city) | Geiyo Islands | Nomi Island
Former Naval Academy
Student Hall (currently the building of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School). Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture ©Hiroshima Prefecture ">

Former Naval Academy


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広島県西部、広島湾内にある島。江田島市に属する。南西部の飛渡瀬(ひとのせ)とよばれる地峡によって能美(のうみ)島と連結している。全島花崗(かこう)岩からなる山地で、平地に乏しい。島のほぼ中央にある古鷹(ふるたか)山(376メートル)が最高峰である。東は呉(くれ)湾を隔てて呉市に接し、北は似島(にのしま)などを隔てて広島市に接する。西の能美島との間には江田島湾があり、北西部の津久茂(つくも)瀬戸で外海と通じている。集落は海岸に沿って点在し、山の斜面まで耕地化されている。1888年(明治21)海軍兵学校が東京の築地(つきじ)から江田島に移転、以後、第二次世界大戦が終了するまで続き、「江田島」は海軍兵学校の代名詞として使われた。地続きの能美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(市) | 芸予諸島 | 能美島
旧海軍兵学校
生徒館(現海上自衛隊幹部候補生学校庁舎)。広島県江田島市©広島県">

旧海軍兵学校


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