Kinkasan | |
Native Name: | ja|金華山 |
Location: | Pacific Ocean |
Archipelago: | Oshika |
Area Km2: | 10.28 |
Coastline Km: | 25 |
Highest Mount: | Kinkasan |
Elevation M: | 445 |
Country: | Japan |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Prefecture |
Country Admin Divisions: | Miyagi |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | City |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Ishinomaki |
Population: | 6 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Ethnic Groups: | Japanese |
, is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.[1]
Kinkasan is 9.51NaN1 in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at 4450NaN0.[1]
It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.[2]
There is a shrine on the island, called Koganeyama-jinja, which dates from the 8th century.[3]