Tsunoshima, Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi 🏝 Island 📷 5

Tsunoshima

角島

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Our guide

Tsunoshima is an island in the Sea of Japan off north-western Yamaguchi, part of the city of Shimonoseki. It covers 4.1 km², has a coastline of 17.1 km, is made mostly of basalt, and lies within Kita-Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park. Its population was 907 in 2008.

Tsunoshima Bridge is about 2.5 km away. We have not checked a public-transport route.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. Tsunoshima ohashi 2017-07-29 — Project Kei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  2. 角島大橋1 — 吉田宅浪 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  3. Tsunoshima ohashi — 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  4. Tsunoshima Cobalt Blue Beach — Project Kei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  5. TsunoshimaLighthouse — Hide1228 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Tsunoshima (角島) is an island located in the Sea of Japan. Located in the north west of Yamaguchi Prefecture, it is a part of Shimonoseki city. The island has an area of 4.1 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi) and has a coastline of 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi). The island consists primarily of basalt, and is a part of the Kita-Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park. As of 28 August 2008, the population of Tsunoshima is 907.

Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Island

Getting there

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Area: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Route on Google Maps

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