Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima

Ōsakikamijima (大崎上島町, Ōsakikamijima-chō) is a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Ōsakikamijima 大崎上島町
Town
Flag seal
Location of Ōsakikamijima in Hiroshima Prefecture
Ōsakikamijima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°16′N 132°55′E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku San'yō
Prefecture	Hiroshima Prefecture
District	Toyota
Area
• Total	43.24 km2 (16.70 sq mi)
Population  (March 31, 2024)
• Total	6,744
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.osakikamijima.hiroshima.jp

Ōsakikamijima is coterminous with the island of the same name, which is one of the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea between Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture.

The new town of Ōsakikamijima was formed on April 1, 2003, with the merger of the towns of Ōsaki, Higashino and Kinoe, all from Toyota District.

As of March 31, 2024, the town of Ōsakikamijima had an estimated population of 6,744 and a density of 160 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 43.24 km².

Transportation

Ōsakikamijima is the largest island in Hiroshima Prefecture, yet has no fixed links to other islands or the mainland. A bridge to the nearby Ōsakishimojima, which is linked with the mainland via the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, has been planned since 1972 but construction is yet to start. There are ferry services to Ōsakishimojima, Ōmishima Island, Takehara (Honshu) and Imabari (Shikoku).

Education

• • Osaki Elementary School
  • Higashino Elementary School
  • Kinoe Elementary School
  • Ōsakikamijima Junior High School
  • Ōsaki Kaisei High School
  • Hiroshima National College of Maritime Technology

Recently,^[when?] with the gradual migration of youth out of Osakikamijima, three of the elementary schools were combined to make Osakikamijima Elementary. All of the junior high schools were combined to make Osakikamijima Junior High.

References

1. "Official website of Ōsakikamijima Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Ōsakikamijima Town. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

External links

• Media related to Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima at Wikimedia Commons
• Ōsakikamijima official website (in Japanese)