Nasakejima

What it is

• An inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea spanning less than one square kilometer.
• A former secret training ground used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
• A site once used as a pasture by the Hiroshima Domain during the Edo period.
• A small community where the remaining residents rely on private wells for water.

What to see

• Memorial monuments for the battleship Hyuga located on the northern side of the island.
• A burial mound dating back to the late Kofun period.
• Takayama peak which reaches an elevation of 126 meters.
• Views of the surrounding Seto Inland Sea from the island coastline.

Getting there

• Take a regular ferry from Aga Port for a twenty-five minute journey.
• The ferry service to the island operates three times daily.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.