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Sobietoshima

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This tiny uninhabited island off the Wakayama coast serves as a critical territorial sea base point for the Japanese government.

Sobietoshima
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What it is

  • An uninhabited island measuring ten meters by five meters in Susami Town.
  • One of Japan's official territorial sea base points since August 2014.
  • A location used by local fishermen long before its official government designation.
  • A small rocky outcrop standing approximately five meters high off the Mirozu coast.

What to see

  • Rough waves surrounding the small island perimeter.
  • A known fishing spot located west of Shionomisaki.
  • Views of the island hidden behind the larger Okinokuroshima Island.
  • A landmass so small that only a few people can land at once.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Sobietoshima Open in Google Maps

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