Yoko Island

What it is

• An inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea connected to the mainland by bridges.
• A community of approximately 1,100 people primarily working in fishing and shipbuilding.
• A historic site containing ruins from the Kofun period and the medieval era.
• The location of Yokoshima Hachiman Shrine which was established in 1580.

What to see

• Concentrated Kofun period ruins located in the northeastern part of the island.
• The ruins of Yokoyama Castle situated in the center of the island.
• A wooden Amida Nyorai statue from the 15th century housed at Saionji Temple.
• Remains of a former Imperial Japanese Army fuel depot.
• The Mutsumi Bridge which connects the island to neighboring Tashima Island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.