Shimada Island

Overview

Shimada Island lies at the northeastern tip of Tokushima Prefecture and has an area of about 5.7 square kilometres. It is the second-largest island in the prefecture after Ōge Island and belongs to the city of Naruto. It faces the Harima Sea to the north, the Naruto Strait to the east, the Uchino Sea to the south, and the Ko-Naruto Strait to the west.

Highlights

• ●Its scale of about 5.7 square kilometres, the second-largest island in Tokushima Prefecture after Ōge Island
• ●A location bordered by the Harima Sea to the north, the Naruto Strait to the east, the Uchino Sea to the south and the Ko-Naruto Strait to the west
• ●Its geographic position at the northeastern tip of Tokushima Prefecture
• ●The natural setting of an island surrounded on all sides by different bodies of water

History

Shimada Island lies at the northeastern tip of Tokushima Prefecture and belongs to the city of Naruto. Surrounded by four bodies of water—the Harima Sea to the north, the Naruto Strait to the east, the Uchino Sea to the south and the Ko-Naruto Strait to the west—it is the second-largest island in the prefecture after Ōge Island.

Map

34.2333, 134.6000 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Get an overview of Shimada Island and its scale at the northeastern tip of Tokushima Prefecture
2. 2Look out over the Harima Sea facing the north
3. 3Note the contrast between the Naruto Strait to the east and the Ko-Naruto Strait to the west
4. 4Follow the stretch facing the Uchino Sea to the south

Did you know?

💡 Shimada Island is the second-largest island in Tokushima Prefecture after Ōge Island.

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