Ishima
伊島
A remote sandstone island in Tokushima featuring dense forests, a historic shrine, and protected wetland coastal scenery.
What it is
- A sandstone island located six kilometers east of Cape Kamoda in Anan City.
- Part of the Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park and designated as important wetlands.
- Settled in 1654 by Kanno Soemon and currently home to over one hundred residents.
- A forested landscape where trees cover approximately seventy-five percent of the total area.
What to see
- Tosho Shrine and Shorinji Temple located within the island community.
- A local lighthouse, a post office, and a school building.
- Natural sandstone geological formations along the surrounding coastline.
- Dense forests that span the majority of the island's territory.
Getting there
- A ferry runs from Dashima Port to Ishima Port three times every day.
- The boat journey across the water takes approximately thirty minutes.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Ishima Open in Google Maps
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