Yurijima

What it is

• An uninhabited island in the Iyo-nada Sea belonging to Matsuyama City.
• A site of ancient ruins where Yayoi period pottery was excavated.
• A former residential area that became completely uninhabited in 1965.
• The filming location for the popular Japanese television program DASH Island.

What to see

• Two distinct land masses connected by a natural sandbar.
• A lighthouse established in 1951 at the southernmost tip of the island.
• Anti-aircraft positions installed by the Japanese Navy during World War II.
• A designated fishing port known as Yuri Fishing Port.
• The highest point of the island reaching 174 meters above sea level.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.