Yushima

What it is

• A flat table-shaped island formed from basalt located between Oyano Island and Shimabara Peninsula.
• Commonly nicknamed Dango Island because of its history during the Shimabara Rebellion.
• A destination known as Cat Island home to approximately two hundred resident cats.
• Part of Kamiamakusa City situated nine kilometers offshore from the mainland.

What to see

• The Yushima Lighthouse which was first lit in December nineteen sixteen.
• A local community where five surnames account for the majority of the population.
• The island landscape spanning a circumference of approximately three point five kilometers.
• Local public buildings including an elementary school and a junior high school.

Getting there

• Regular ferries depart five times daily from Ebito Port.
• The ferry journey from the port takes approximately twenty-five minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.