An island that flourished in a remote part of the Seto Inland Sea /Walk around the island village Seto Inland Sea Okamurajima (Ehime Prefecture) Osaki Shimojima (Hiroshima Prefecture)
Osaki Shimojima
It is located in the central part of the Seto Inland Sea, 20 km south of Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The terrain is steep, centered on Mt. Ichimineji, which has an altitude of 449m, but since the mid-Meiji era, the steep slopes have been completely converted into mandarin orange fields, allowing them to receive more than enough sunlight. obtained a position. At its peak, there were mandarin orange producing areas outside the island that covered two cities and 10 towns and villages (at that time). Furthermore, in 2009, Ocho Lemon was registered as a trademark. It accounts for approximately 40% of Hiroshima Prefecture's lemon production. The Mitarai district in the eastern part of the island flourished as one of the leading commercial ports from the Edo period to modern times, and its historic townscape was designated as an important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings in 1994.
In the former Toyohama town area in the west, ``loon fishing'' using loons that prey on sand eels was popular, but now fewer loons are arriving, and as of 1988, there were no more people fishing for loons. The eastern to central part of the island used to be the Toyomachi area, and the southwestern part was the Toyohama town area, but both were incorporated into Kure City in March 2005. In addition, the bridge has created the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, which connects Shimokamagari Island to Okamura Island in Imabari City by land, and the number of people visiting the area by cycling has increased in recent years.
Okamura Island
An island located at the northwest tip of Ehime Prefecture, almost in the center of the Geiyo Islands. It is 17km from Imabari and 37km from Hiroshima. It has long been a key transportation hub for the Sainada, and has been a stop for figures such as Kukai and Sugawara Michizane since the Heian period. During the Sengoku period, a fort was built for the Murakami Navy. In the mid-Edo period, it flourished as a tide-waiting port along with Mitarai Port on the neighboring island of Osaki-Shimojima, and in 1740 a lighthouse was placed at Kannonzaki at the southern tip of the island. Citrus cultivation began in the middle of the Meiji period, and during the Taisho period it became known as the island of mandarin oranges. Since then, it has continued to develop as the ``island of mandarin oranges and fish,'' and has become a scenic spot in the Seto Inland Sea National Park, perfect for mandarin orange picking, hiking, and seasonal recreation. In 1989, a rare butterfly, the black swallowtail butterfly, was discovered, and there is a movement to create a butterfly sanctuary called ``Butterfly Island.'' In 2008, the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, which connects Okamura Island to the land area of Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, with seven bridges, was completed and connected to the mainland. The number of tourists visiting the island by cycling is also increasing.
Database 御手洗
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Database 大長
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集落町並みWalker
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