Nushima

What it is

• A small island located four point six kilometers south of Awaji Island.
• The southernmost point of Hyogo Prefecture within the Setonaikai National Park.
• A quiet area with no traffic lights known for pike conger production.
• A site composed of rare Sambagawa metamorphic belt crystalline schist.

What to see

• Kamitategami Rock is a thirty meter tall sea stack on the coast.
• Onokoro Shrine enshrines the creator deities Izanagi and Izanami.
• The Nushima Lighthouse stands at the summit of the island.
• Coastal views of the unique crystalline schist rock formations.

Getting there

• Ferries connect Nushima Port to Habu Port on Awaji Island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.