Osakishimojima

Japanese: 大崎下島 - おおさきしもじま
Osakishimojima

It is an island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, in the central-southern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It is located southwest of Osakikamijima. Its area is 17.82 square kilometers. It belongs to Kure City. It is about 40 minutes by high-speed boat from Takehara Port in Takehara City. It is connected to Teshima Island to the west by Toyohama Bridge. It is also connected to Okamura Island to the east by the Akinada Orange Line road, which connects Heira Bridge, Nakanoseto Bridge, and Okamura Bridge, with Heira Island and Nakano Island in between. Until the Kamakura period, it was part of Iyo (Ehime) territory, and in the Edo period it was part of the Hiroshima Domain's treasury. Mitarai in the northeast prospered in the Edo period as a tide-waiting port, and on the Nishimawari shipping route. Many old houses and historical sites remain in Mitarai, and it was designated as an important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings by the national government in 1994. The geology is suitable for the area, so there are many mandarin orange fields, and the Ocho area in the northern part of Mitarai is the center of mandarin orange cultivation, where people travel by boat to various places to grow mandarins. Population: 2,752 (2009).

[Kitagawa Kenji]

[Reference] | Geiyo Islands
Osakishimojima and Osakikamijima
In the foreground of the photo is the village of Ocho district on Osakishimojima. In the background is Osakikamijima. From the left, Heirajima, Nakanojima, and Okamurajima are lined up in between. Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture © Hiroshima Prefecture ">

Osakishimojima and Osakikamijima


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

広島県中南部、瀬戸内海の芸予(げいよ)諸島の一島。大崎上島(かみじま)の南西方に位置する。面積17.82平方キロメートル。呉(くれ)市に属す。竹原市竹原港から高速艇で約40分の距離にある。西方にある豊島とは豊浜大橋でつながる。また、東方の岡村島とは、間に平羅(へら)島と中ノ島を挟んで、平羅橋、中の瀬戸大橋、岡村大橋でつなぐ「安芸灘オレンジライン(あきなだおれんじらいん)」道路によって結ばれている。鎌倉時代ごろまでは伊予(愛媛)領で、江戸時代には広島藩蔵入地であった。北東部の御手洗(みたらい)は江戸時代は潮待ち港として、西廻(にしまわり)航路などで栄えた。御手洗には古い民家や史跡が数多く残され、1994年(平成6)に国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に選定された。地質が適しているためミカン畑が多く、とくに御手洗北部の大長(おおちょう)地区はミカン栽培の中心地で、各地へ船で渡り作を行っている。人口2752(2009)。

[北川建次]

[参照項目] | 芸予諸島
大崎下島と大崎上島
写真手前は大崎下島大長地区の集落。奥に見えるのが大崎上島。その間に、左から平羅島、中ノ島、岡村島が並ぶ。広島県呉市©広島県">

大崎下島と大崎上島


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