Atadajima

What it is

• An inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea covering 2.41 square kilometers.
• The only location in Hiroshima Prefecture that farms yellowtail fish.
• A community supported primarily by fishing and aquaculture industries.
• An island connected to neighboring Inokojima by a bridge and breakwater.

What to see

• The Atadajima Lighthouse Museum established during the Meiji era.
• Nezumi Shrine which was built to pray for the eradication of rats.
• Takayama peak rising 204 meters above sea level.
• Active aquaculture facilities used for farming yellowtail.

Getting there

• Take a regular ferry from Ogata Port which runs five times daily.
• The island is located 8.5 kilometers southeast of Otake City.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.