Innoshima, Hiroshima Explained

Innoshima
Native Name:	因島市
Native Name Lang:	ja
Settlement Type:	City
Image Blank Emblem:	Innoshima Hiroshima chapter.svg
Blank Emblem Type:	Emblem
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Japan
Subdivision Type1:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name1:	Hiroshima
Established Date:	May 1, 1953
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	39.76
Population As Of:	2003
Population Total:	27,465
Population Density Km2:	auto

is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.^[1] The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953.

, the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density of 690.77 persons per km². The total area was 39.76 km².

On January 10, 2006, Innoshima, along with the town of Setoda (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi.

History

During World War II, Innoshima island was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp, Hiroshima Camp No. 2.^[2]

There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Onomichi Station Onomichi, Hiroshima and Setoda, Hiroshima, Sagi, Hiroshima from/to Shigei-higashi Port on this island．
There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Mihara Station Mihara, Hiroshima from/to, Ikina, Hiroshima, from/to Shigei-nishi Port, Innoshima Mall and Habu Port on this island．
There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Imabari Station Imabari, Ehime from/to, Nagae, Hiroshima, from/to Habu Port on this island．

Web site: Ray . Michael . Innoshima . 2024-06-03 . Britannica.
Web site: Quinn . Joseph . 4 September 2020 . The British POWs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945 . 2024-06-03 . The National Archives.