Heiguntō

What it is

• The second largest island in Yamaguchi Prefecture located south of Yanai City.
• A rural community of 199 people with settlements on the east and west sides.
• An agricultural hub producing mandarin oranges, carnations, dried radish, and octopus.
• An island featuring a central forested area with elevations reaching 470 meters.

What to see

• East and west settlements connected by a public road along the northern coast.
• The Yanai City Heigunto Higashi Elementary School which reopened in 2012.
• Mandarin orange groves and carnation fields across the island landscape.
• Coastal views where a transport ship sank off the shore in 1945.

Getting there

• A ferry route connects Yanai Port directly to the island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.