Ainoshima
相島
An inhabited island in Fukuoka famous for its large population of stray cats and historic stone tumuli.
What it is
- An inhabited island covering approximately 1.22 square kilometers in Shingu Town.
- A historic port of call for Korean envoys located northwest of the Shingu coast.
- A small community home to 215 people and many stray cats.
- A nationally designated historic site featuring the Ainoshima Tumuli Group.
What to see
- Numerous stray cats living across the island landscape.
- Megane-iwa, a rock formation with a hole created by sea erosion.
- The Ainoshima Tumuli Group, which is a nationally designated historic site.
- Local primary and junior high school buildings serving the island residents.
Getting there
- Take a municipal ferry from Shingu Fishing Port to the island.
- The ferry journey takes approximately 17 minutes to complete.
- Note that cars cannot be transported to the island by the ferry.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Ainoshima Open in Google Maps
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