Hitsu Island

What it is

• A lava plateau formed by andesite rock located in the Sea of Japan.
• Part of the Kitanagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park near Hagi City.
• A former place of exile according to historical documents from the Edo period.
• A quiet island with only two residents and no public lodging or facilities.

What to see

• Leaf tobacco fields covering most of the flat inland area.
• A 400-year-old Ryukyu hackberry tree at Hitsushima Hachiman Shrine.
• The only wild growth of the echinops setifer plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
• Coastal views from the island's highest elevation of 90.1 meters.

Getting there

• No scheduled ferry service currently operates to the island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.