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Okinoshima (Kōchi)
Okinoshima may refer to: *Oki Islands, a group of Japanese islands historically called Okinoshima * Okinoshima, Shimane, a town on Dōgo Island, Japan * Okinoshima (Fukuoka) is an island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's population consists of a single employee of the shrine. He is one of about two dozen Shinto priests who spend 10-day in ..., an island part of the Munakata city * Okinoshima (Kōchi), an island located southwest of the present-day Kōchi Prefecture * Okinoshima (Shiga), an island in Shiga Prefecture * , an island part of Ichikikushikino city * ''Okinoshima'', a subsequent name of the ''General Admiral Graf Apraksin'' surrendered to Imperial Japanese Navy after the Battle of Tsushima in 1905 * Japanese minelayer ''Okinoshima'', an Imperial Japanese Navy minelayer commissioned in 1936 and sunk in 1942 {{disambig, geo, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oki Islands
The is an archipelago in the Sea of Japan, the islands of which are administratively part of Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The islands have a total area of . Only four of the around 180 islands are permanently inhabited. Much of the archipelago is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park. Due to their geological heritage, the Oki Islands were designated a UNESCO Global Geopark in September 2013. Geology The Oki Islands are volcanic in origin, and are the exposed eroded summits of two massive stratovolcanoes dating approximately 5 million years ago to the Tertiary and Quaternary periods. Dōgo to the east is the largest island in area, and has the highest elevation, Mount Daimanji, at above sea level. The Dōzen group of islands to the west are all portions of single ancient volcanic caldera which collapsed, leaving three large islands ( Nishinoshima, Nakanoshima and Chiburijima) and numerous smaller islands and rocks in a ring formation surrounding a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinoshima, Shimane
is a List of towns in Japan, town located on Dōgojima, Dōgo, in Oki District, Shimane, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 14,849 and a population density of 61.1 persons per km2. The total area was 242.95 km2. Etymology Okinoshima Town takes its name from Okinoshima, the traditional name for all four inhabited Oki Islands. There is no single island named Okinoshima. History Okinoshima Town was formed from the merger of the town of Saigō, Shimane, Saigō, and the villages of Fuse, Shimane, Fuse, Goka, Shimane, Goka and Tsuma, Shimane, Tsuma on October 1, 2004, all from Oki District. Geography Okinoshima occupies all of the island of Dōgo, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with numerous offshore uninhabited islands and rocks. For administrative purposes, the Japanese government officially considers the disputed islet of Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks) to be a part of the town of Okinoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinoshima (Fukuoka)
is an island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's population consists of a single employee of the shrine. He is one of about two dozen Shinto priests who spend 10-day intervals on the island, praying and guarding against intruders. The entire island is considered a shinto ''kami'', and the island is off limits to women. One proposed reason is that Shinto views blood as impure and menstruation would desecrate the island. For centuries, only 200 men were allowed on the island on one day each year after they had ritually purified themselves in the surrounding sea. The island covers area of and has maximum elevation of approximately . Munakata Taisha Okitsu shrine The Okitsu-gū shrine is located at the southwestern portion of Okinoshima. It was established in the mid 17th-century. Prior to the shrine's establishment as a sacred natural site, the surrounding site served as a location for the worship of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinoshima (Kōchi)
Okinoshima may refer to: *Oki Islands, a group of Japanese islands historically called Okinoshima * Okinoshima, Shimane, a town on Dōgo Island, Japan * Okinoshima (Fukuoka) is an island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's population consists of a single employee of the shrine. He is one of about two dozen Shinto priests who spend 10-day in ..., an island part of the Munakata city * Okinoshima (Kōchi), an island located southwest of the present-day Kōchi Prefecture * Okinoshima (Shiga), an island in Shiga Prefecture * , an island part of Ichikikushikino city * ''Okinoshima'', a subsequent name of the ''General Admiral Graf Apraksin'' surrendered to Imperial Japanese Navy after the Battle of Tsushima in 1905 * Japanese minelayer ''Okinoshima'', an Imperial Japanese Navy minelayer commissioned in 1936 and sunk in 1942 {{disambig, geo, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okishima
or is an island in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is part of Biwako Quasi National Park. It is the largest island of Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. It is located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. It is estimated to be the 13 ... and is administered by the city of Ōmihachiman. Transport Okishima is accessible by ferry from Horikiri Port, Ōmihachiman. References External links {{coord, 35, 12, 28, N, 136, 03, 51, E, type:isle_region:JP, display=title Ōmihachiman, Shiga Islands of Shiga Prefecture Cat islands in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Battleship General Admiral Graf Apraksin
''General-Admiral Apraksin'' (), sometimes transliterated as ''Apraxin'', was a member of the s of the Imperial Russian Navy. She was named after General Admiral Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin, the first commander of Russian Baltic Fleet. She was one of eight Russian pre-dreadnought battleships captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. She subsequently served in the Japanese Navy as until removed from service in 1922. She had only three guns (a single gun turret aft, as shown in the photograph), instead of her sister ships, which were equipped with four guns. Russian service In November 1899, shortly after entering service with the Baltic Fleet, ''General-Admiral Apraksin'' ran aground on Hogland Island in the Gulf of Finland. It was hoped that the ship could be salvaged, as a similar incident in 1897 had cost the Russian Navy another battleship, . ''General-Admiral Apraksin''s crew were ordered to remain aboard to maintain the ship as b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
