Kii Ōshima
紀伊大島
Wakayama's largest island features Japan's oldest stone lighthouse and a museum commemorating a historic 1890 Turkish naval disaster.
What it is
- The largest island in Wakayama Prefecture, spanning 9.68 square kilometers.
- A populated island connected to the mainland by the Kushimoto Ohashi Bridge.
- Part of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park off the coast of Kushimoto Town.
- Site of the 1890 Ertugrul shipwreck and a modern radar base.
What to see
- Kashinozaki Lighthouse, which is the oldest stone lighthouse in Japan.
- The Turkish Memorial Museum dedicated to the 1890 naval disaster.
- Minato Shrine, which enshrines the deity Homutawake no Mikoto.
- A subtropical botanical research station operated by Kyoto University.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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