Mikadoshima
三角島
A quiet, inhabited island in the Geiyo Islands featuring ancient burial mounds and a historic shrine with imperial legends.
What it is
- A small inhabited island covering less than one square kilometer in the Geiyo Islands.
- Home to a tiny community of sixteen people with a focus on citrus farming.
- Site of two ancient kofun burial mounds containing stone chambers.
- Mikado Shrine stands here as a site said to be a former temporary palace.
What to see
- The historic Mikado Shrine located on the island grounds.
- Two ancient kofun burial mounds discovered by archaeologists.
- A central peak reaching an elevation of one hundred and ten meters.
- Small citrus farms that occupy a portion of the island land.
Getting there
- Access the island via a ferry route from nearby Osakishimo Island.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Mikadoshima Open in Google Maps
この施設の関係者の方へ
このページは公開情報をもとに Japan Gems が作成し、訪日外国人向けに英語で掲載しています。 写真や情報の追加・修正を承っています。お店の写真に差し替えることもできます。
このページの情報を更新する
