Hikoshima
彦島
A land-tied island in Shimonoseki featuring heavy industrial sites, ancient petroglyphs, and the famous Ganryujima duel location.
What it is
- A land-tied island in Shimonoseki City surrounded by the Kanmon Straits.
- An industrial hub that merged with Shimonoseki City in 1933.
- A former quarantine station for cattle that operated until 1965.
- A 11.62 square kilometer area that became land-tied through reclamation in 1937.
What to see
- Ganryujima, the historic site of the duel between Musashi and Kojiro.
- Ancient petroglyphs discovered at the Hikoshima Sugita site in 1924.
- Fossils dating back 25 million years found within the island terrain.
- The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard located in the Enoura district.
- Heavy industrial zones located throughout the island landscape.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Hikoshima Open in Google Maps
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