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Ōshima

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A quiet island in Oita featuring a 400-year-old banyan tree and scenic views within a quasi-national park.

Ōshima
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What it is

  • A small island in Saiki City also known as Bungo Oshima
  • The island covers an area of 1.63 square kilometers
  • Home to a small local population of eighty-five people
  • The eastern coast belongs to the Nippo Kaigan Quasi-National Park

What to see

  • A four-hundred-year-old banyan tree designated as a prefectural natural monument
  • The highest point on the island reaching one hundred and ninety-three meters
  • Scenic coastal views located six hundred meters north of Tsurumisaki

Getting there

  • Take a regular ferry from Saiki Katsu Port to the island
  • The ferry journey takes approximately thirty to forty minutes

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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