Nakadōri Island Explained

32.9833°N 134°W

Nakadōri Island
Archipelago:Gotō Islands
Map:Japan
Local Name:中通島
Native Name Lang:ja
Location:Sea of Japan
Country:Japan
Country Admin Divisions Title:Prefecture
Country Admin Divisions:Nagasaki

is an island in the Gotō Islands, Japanese islands in the sea of Japan, off the western coast of Kyūshū. The islands are a part of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.[1]

History

Evidence of human settlement in the on Nakadōri Island trace back to the Jōmon period. In the Heian period, the island were used as port of calls during Japanese missions to Tang China.[2]

In August 2004, the towns of Kamigotō, Shin-Uonome, Arikawa, Narao, Wakamatsu merged into a new town named Shin-Kamigotō.[2]

In 2017, the island enjoyed a minor boost in tourism after Japanese idol Neru Nagahama, who grew up in Narao, released a photobook which features parts of the island.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagasaki, Unzen, Goto Islands, Iki and Tsushima . . . 2007.
  2. Web site: 新上五島町のあらまし . 新上五島町 . 11 March 2020 . ja . 10 June 2014.
  3. Web site: 長濱ねるさん撮影で脚光 ロケ地紹介のマップで島おこし:朝日新聞デジタル. 朝日新聞デジタル. ja. 2020-03-11.