Nagashima
長島
This island in Okayama features Japan's first national leprosy sanatoriums and remains home to over one hundred survivors.
What it is
- An island in Setouchi City housing the Nagashima Aiseien and Oku Komyoen sanatoriums.
- Site of Japan's first national leprosy sanatorium which opened in 1930.
- A community where over one hundred leprosy survivors still reside today.
- A geological site consisting of sandstone, granite, and rhyolite southeast of Mushiage Bay.
What to see
- The Oku Nagashima Bridge which has connected the island to the mainland since 1988.
- Active oyster farming operations located in the waters between Nagashima and Kohjima.
- The narrowest point between the island and mainland measuring only 44 meters wide.
Getting there
- Take a bus from Oku Station for a 40-minute journey to the island.
- Access the island by vehicle via the Oku Nagashima Bridge.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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