Kurima-jima explained

Kurima Island
Native Name Link:Japanese language
Map:Japan
Location:Okinawa Prefecture
Archipelago:Miyako Islands
Country:Japan
Country Admin Divisions:Okinawa Prefecture
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Prefecture
Population:161
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015 national census
Area Km2:2.84
Ethnic Groups:Ryukyuan, Japanese

, (Miyako: Ffyama) is one of the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is connected to the southeastern end of the Yonaha Maehama beach on the Miyako-jima island via 1690m (5,550feet) Kurima Bridge (Japanese: 来間大橋), which was opened on 13 March 1995.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remote island related materials (離 島 関 係 資 料) . 15 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215124143/https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/kikaku/chiikirito/ritoshinko/documents/h31itigatuban1syou.pdf . 15 February 2020. live .
  2. Web site: Kurima-ohashi Bridge Miyakojima Japan Travel Guide - Japan Hoppers. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827162855/https://www.japanhoppers.com/en/kyushu_okinawa/miyakojima/kanko/2825/. 27 August 2019. live.