Oshima stone

Japanese: 大島石 - おおしまいし
Oshima stone
A type of granite produced on Oshima Island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, north of Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. It is used as a building and civil engineering stone in the Shikoku, Chugoku, and Kyushu regions.

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Japanese:
愛媛県今治市北部,瀬戸内海に浮かぶ芸予諸島の大島で産出される花崗岩の一種。建築,土木用石材として四国,中国,九州地方で用いられる。

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