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First-Time Visitor Info
Sightseeing
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Burial Site of Emperor Go-Toba
Retired Emperor Go-Toba, who was exiled to the Oki Islands in the early 13th century, spent the last 19 years of his life on Nakanoshima Island. After he passed away, some of his ashes were sent back…
Nishinoshima Furusato-kan Museum
This small museum is packed with valuable showpieces, showing local history, culture and lifestyle. The "Kimura Collection" of taxidermy birds gathered on the islands by the late Yasunobu Kimura is a…
Yakumo Square
Writer Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi) visited the Oki Islands with his wife and stayed at Okazaki Ryokan. Unfortunately, the inn no longer exists, but a small park and statue of the couple have been…
Funabiki Canal
The 330 m long canal was built by hand in 1915, and is still used nowadays as a passage between Mita Bay and the Sea of Japan. Before the canal was built, boats had to be transported over land in ord…
