Kurahashi-jima
34°8′0″N 132°31′30″E / 34.13333°N 132.52500°E / 34.13333; 132.52500
Japan
Kurahashi-jima (倉橋島), also called Nagato-jima (長門島) in ancient texts, is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Geography
The island is roughly T-shaped, with the northern, most mountainous lobe sandwiched between mainland Kure and Etajima island.
Transportation
The island is connected to mainland of Honshu by a pair of bridges over 80 meters wide strait. The island is served by the national route 487. Also, travel by bus is possible since 2005.[1]
Attractions
- Katsurahama - one of the Top 100 beautiful forests of Japan [ja]
- Kurahashi shipbuilding museum[2]
History
- 7-8th century - a major center of shipbuilding and port for Yamato period Japan[3]
- 13th century - an outpost against Wokou pirates for Kamakura period Japan[4]
- 1709 - island come under government of Hiroshima Domain as an important stop-over on the trade route to Kaminoseki
- 1860 - coastal artillery fort is built
- 1 April 1889 - establishment of Kurahashi-jima village
- 1890 - with the assignment of island to the Kure Naval District, the access to the island is restricted
- 1 June 1952 - Kurahashi-jima village status is upgraded to "town".
- 4 December 1961 - first bridge connection to the mainland
- 1973 - bridge connection to Etajima
- 2005 - merge of Kurahashi town to Kure
See also
- Kurahashi, Hiroshima
Notes and references
- This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page 倉橋島, accessed 14 August 2017
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