Kii Oshima
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is an island lying 1.8 km off Shiono Point, the tip of the Kii Peninsula
and the southernmost point of Honshū
, Japan
. It falls under the administration of the town of Kushimoto
in Wakayama Prefecture
. About 2000 people live on Kii Ōshima.
The island has an area of 9.66 km² and measures 26 km around. Its east-west extent is 8 km, and its north-south extent is 2.5 km.
A series of three arch bridges connects Kii Ōshima to Honshū. The road over the bridges opened to through traffic on September 8, 1999.
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Memorial Hall on the island commemorates the visit of the trade vessel Lady Washington
in 1791. Captain John Kendrick
and crew were the first to visit Japan from the young nation.
The town of Kushimoto operates the two schools on the island. They are Ōshima Elementary School and Ōshima Middle School.
Kii Peninsula
The is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan. The area south of the “Central Tectonic Line” is called Nankii , and includes the most poleward living coral reefs in the world due to the presence of the warm Kuroshio Current, though these are threatened by global warming and human...
and the southernmost point of Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It falls under the administration of the town of Kushimoto
Kushimoto, Wakayama
-Demographics:The population of Kushimoto is 20,618, consisting of 9,561 men and 11,057 women. There are a total of 9,397 families.-Junior high schools:*Kushimoto Junior High School*Kushimoto-Nishi Junior High School*Nishi-Mukai Junior High School...
in Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
. About 2000 people live on Kii Ōshima.
The island has an area of 9.66 km² and measures 26 km around. Its east-west extent is 8 km, and its north-south extent is 2.5 km.
A series of three arch bridges connects Kii Ōshima to Honshū. The road over the bridges opened to through traffic on September 8, 1999.
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Memorial Hall on the island commemorates the visit of the trade vessel Lady Washington
Lady Washington
Lady Washington is a ship name that is shared by at least 4 different small wooden merchant sailing vessels during two different time periods. They should not be confused with USS Lady Washington. The original sailed for about 10 years in the 18th century. A somewhat updated modern replica was...
in 1791. Captain John Kendrick
John Kendrick (American sea captain)
John Kendrick was an American sea captain, both during the American Revolutionary War and the exploration and maritime fur trading of the Pacific Northwest alongside his partner Robert Gray.-Early life:...
and crew were the first to visit Japan from the young nation.
The town of Kushimoto operates the two schools on the island. They are Ōshima Elementary School and Ōshima Middle School.
See also
- ŌshimaOshima-Places: :** Nii Ōshima Island, part of Niihama in Ehime Prefecture** Ōshima, Ehime, an island connected by the Hakata-Ōshima Bridge and the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge...
- Kashinozaki LighthouseKashinozaki Lighthouseis a lighthouse on the island of Kii Ōshima, which is administered by Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan.-History:It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign...