Yanoshita Island
屋ノ下島
A former island now connected to Izena, featuring a small airfield, limestone dunes, and historical farming and burial grounds.
What it is
- A small landmass in the Iheya-Izena archipelago connected to Izena Island by land reclamation.
- A former uninhabited island consisting of Ryukyu limestone and sand dunes.
- A site historically used by local residents for small farms and cemeteries.
- The location of the Izena Off-site Landing and Takeoff Field which opened in 1998.
What to see
- An airfield runway measuring 610 meters long and 22 meters wide.
- Natural sand dunes and Ryukyu limestone formations across the 0.23 square kilometer area.
- The site of the Garanushiya shrine located near the sea.
- Landscapes formerly used for a private goat ranch until the 1980s.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Yanoshita Island Open in Google Maps
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