Iwa Island

What it is

• A residential island in the northern Amakusa archipelago also known as Senzoku Zouzou Island.
• An independent municipality from 1881 until it merged into Oyano Town in 1954.
• A local center for the kuruma prawn aquaculture industry.
• Home to the Senzaki Burial Mounds and local educational facilities.

What to see

• The ancient Senzaki Burial Mounds located on the island.
• Mount Takayama and Mount Daikan which provide natural elevation.
• The Todai-i Bridge connecting the island to neighboring Yagyu Island.
• Local prawn aquaculture farms situated around the island coast.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.