Gogo Island

What it is

• The second largest island in the Kutsuna archipelago near Matsuyama City.
• A rural community dedicated to citrus cultivation and fruit production.
• The historical site where Daimyo Ouchi Norihiro died in 1465.
• An island territory that merged into Matsuyama City in 1954.

What to see

• Mount Iyo-kofuji standing 282.4 meters high in the southern region.
• Extensive citrus orchards covering the island landscape.
• The Funadori boat dance, a designated intangible folk cultural property.
• Geological formations consisting mainly of Late Cretaceous granodiorite.
• Two main island ports named Tomari and Yura.

Getting there

• Regular ferry services connect Takahama Port to the island.
• Ferries arrive at either Tomari Port or Yura Port.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.