Ikuchijima Explained

Ikuchijima
Map:Japan#Japan Hiroshima Prefecture
Native Name:生口島 Ikuchijima
Native Name Link:Japanese language
Location:Seto Inland Sea
Coordinates:34.2876°N 133.1079°W
Archipelago:Geiyo Islands
Area Km2:31.21
Length Km:8.8
Width Km:4.9
Coastline Km:24
Highest Mount:Mount Kanno
Elevation M:472.3
Country:Japan
Country Admin Divisions Title:Prefecture
Country Admin Divisions:Hiroshima Prefecture
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:City
Country Admin Divisions 1:Onomichi
Population:11000[1]
Population As Of:2006
Density Km2:352
Ethnic Groups:Japanese

is one of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, belonging to Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Ikuchijima is administered as part of Onomichi city. There are bridges connecting Ikuchijima to the mainland (Honshū) via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ōmishima Island. The highest peak of this 31.21 km2 island is Mount Kanno at 472.3m (1,549.5feet).

The Wajinden (c. 290) notes that slaves (生口) were kept in the area and the island's name may come from this. In The Inland Sea, Donald Richie describes the island as “a smaller Sardinia, a greener Corsica”. The main crop on Ikuchijima today is citrus, and the island is now known as "lemon island of Japan".[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.onomichiguide.com/299832147523798---ikuchijima-island.html 生口島 - Ikuchijima Island
  2. https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/travel/japans-lemon-island-ikuchijima-is-reinventing-itself-with-community-based-tourism