Ōzuchi Island
大槌島
An uninhabited, conical island in the Seto Inland Sea split exactly in half by a historic prefectural border.
What it is
- An uninhabited island located midway between Honshu and Shikoku in the Seto Inland Sea.
- A site where the border between Okayama and Kagawa prefectures crosses the island center.
- A former site of a territorial dispute settled by the Shogunate in 1732.
- A location associated with folk tales about dragons and giant snakes.
What to see
- A distinct conical shape that resembles a rice ball from the water.
- Otsuchi Shrine which is located on the Okayama side of the island.
- Surrounding waters that serve as a spawning ground for Spanish mackerel.
- Steep terrain with no flat land across the entire island.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Ōzuchi Island Open in Google Maps
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