Okinoshima Island

Japanese: 沖ノ島 - おきノしま

Okinoshima is an island in the Genkai Sea that belongs to Munakata City in northern Fukuoka Prefecture, and is located in the sea northwest of Oshima. It is also written as Okishima. The entire island is composed of basalt, and sea cliffs have developed on the coast. There are no permanent residents, but since the nearby sea is a fishing ground for sea bream and other fish, fishermen stay here in temporary huts during the peak season. In 1962, the island was completed as a refuge port for a fourth-class fishing port. Three academic surveys have been carried out since 1954, and earthenware, metalware, and ritual items from the 4th to 9th centuries have been discovered, revealing the island's role in ancient transportation with the continent (see Okinoshima ruins). The entire island belongs to the sacred grounds of Okitsumiya Shrine, a Munakata Shrine that is deeply revered by fishermen, and women are prohibited from entering the island. In 2017, the entire island of Okinoshima and the three surrounding reefs, Koyajima, Mikadobashira, and Tengu Rock, were registered as a cultural World Heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as "Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, the Sacred Island." The virgin forest that covers the entire island is the northernmost limit of subtropical plants and has been designated a national natural monument. The area is 0.69 ^km2 . The circumference is approximately 4 km.

Okinoshima Island

An island in the southwest of Kochi Prefecture, south of the mouth of Sukumo Bay. Part of Sukumo City. The area experiences more than 250 days of storms per year. The island is made of granite, with Hahajima (Moshima) to the north and the village of Hirose to the south. The inhabitants live partly as farmers and partly as fishermen. During the Edo period, the border between Iyo and Tosa passed through the center of the island. Subtropical plants flourish, and the sea is home to colonies of tropical fish and reef-building corals. The surrounding area belongs to Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Area: 9.99 ^km2 . Population: 314 (2000).

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Japanese:

福岡県北部，宗像市に属する玄界灘の島で，大島の北西海上にある。沖島とも書く。全島玄武岩で構成され，海岸には海食崖が発達。定住民はいないが，近海がタイなどの漁場であるため最盛期には漁民が仮小屋に泊まる。1962年第4種漁港として避難港の設備が完成。1954年からの 3次にわたる学術調査によって 4～9世紀の生活用土器，金属器，祭祀品などが発見され，古来大陸との交通で果たした役割などが明らかにされている（→沖ノ島遺跡）。島全域が漁民の信仰があつい宗像神社の沖津宮の神域に属し，女人禁制が守られている。2017年沖ノ島全島および周辺の小屋島，御門柱（みかどばしら），天狗岩の三つの岩礁が，「『神宿る島』宗像・沖ノ島と関連遺産群」として，国際連合教育科学文化機関 UNESCOの世界遺産の文化遺産に登録された。全島を覆う原始林は，亜熱帯性植物の北限として国の天然記念物に指定されている。面積 0.69km²。周囲約 4km。

沖ノ島
おきノしま

高知県南西部，宿毛湾口の南側にある島。宿毛市に属する。暴風日が年間 250日以上の地。花崗岩から成る島で，北に母島 (もしま) ，南に弘瀬の集落があり，半農半漁の生活を営んでいる。江戸時代の伊予，土佐の国境は島の中央部を通っていた。亜熱帯植物が茂り，海中には熱帯魚，造礁サンゴ類が群生する。付近一帯は，足摺宇和海国立公園に属する。面積 9.99km²。人口 314 (2000) 。

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