Oshima
小島
An inhabited island in the Kurushima Strait featuring preserved Meiji-era military ruins and designated civil engineering heritage sites.
What it is
- An inhabited island in the Kurushima Strait belonging to Imabari City.
- Site of the Geiyo Fortress built during the Meiji era starting in 1899.
- A small island settled by eight households during the Genroku era.
- Home to artillery batteries that were officially abolished in 1922.
What to see
- Ruins of the Geiyo Fortress designated as a Civil Engineering Heritage site.
- Remnants of military facilities and artillery batteries from the Russo-Japanese War era.
- A small local community with a population of approximately thirty-three people.
Getting there
- Accessible by boat departing from Hashihama.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Oshima Open in Google Maps
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