Hashira Island

What it is

• A remote island in Iwakuni City with an economy based on fishing and citrus farming.
• The historical territory of the Kutsuna Seven Islands Navy.
• Site of the former Hashira Island Castle built by Fujiwara Homochi on Mount Kinzo.
• A former anchorage for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

What to see

• Kamo Shrine which enshrines thirteen subordinate shrines on its grounds.
• A memorial dedicated to the victims of the battleship Mutsu explosion.
• Mount Kinzo which reaches a peak of 290 meters above the sea.
• Unique geological formations consisting primarily of gneissose granodiorite.

Getting there

• High-speed boats depart daily from Iwakuni Port to reach the island.
• The boat journey covers 26 kilometers southeast from the mainland port.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.