Overview
Ojikajima is an inhabited island in the northern part of the Gotō Islands, lying about 50 kilometers west of mainland Kyushu. The entire island belongs to the town of Ojika in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is one of the islands that make up the Gotō chain.
Highlights
- ●An island lying about 50 kilometers west of mainland Kyushu
- ●An inhabited island in the northern part of the Gotō Islands
- ●A single administrative area, wholly within the town of Ojika
- ●One of the islands forming the Gotō chain
History
Ojikajima is an inhabited island in the northern Gotō Islands, and the whole island belongs to the town of Ojika in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture. It sits offshore about 50 kilometers west of mainland Kyushu. People live on the island, and its population was 2,229 in the 2015 national census.
Access
The island lies in the northern part of the Gotō Islands, about 50 kilometers west of mainland Kyushu. It is a remote island reached from the mainland by sea.
Best season
As a sea-girt island, its scenery can be enjoyed at leisure when the waters are calm.
Map
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Suggested itinerary
- 1Land on Ojikajima and get an overview of the island
- 2Walk the shoreline of this island in the northern Gotō chain
- 3Visit the settlements of Ojika town, to which the whole island belongs
- 4Take in the surrounding scenery of the open sea
Did you know?
💡 Ojikajima is an inhabited island in the northern Gotō chain, entirely within the town of Ojika.
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