Uguru Island
鵜来島
A remote island in Kochi offering World War II ruins and ancient geological strata within a national park.
What it is
- A small island covering 1.31 square kilometers within Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park.
- A former place of exile for political prisoners with a current population of eighteen people.
- A landmass consisting of Cretaceous strata dating back 100 million years.
- An administrative district of Okinoshima-cho located off the coast of Sukumo City.
What to see
- Remains of World War II artillery batteries and military barracks.
- Mount Ryuzu which serves as the highest point at 252 meters.
- A landscape with no car roads and no food shops.
- Natural rock formations made of ancient Cretaceous strata.
Getting there
- The Sukumo municipal ferry operates two trips per day to the island.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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