Koshikijima Islands


The Koshikijima Islands in the East China Sea are an island chain located 38 km west of the port city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima.

Major islands

Minor islands

All minor islands are currently uninhabited.
IslandCoordinatesarea, km²
No-jima0.11
Chika-jima0.10
Futago-jima0.05
Okinoshima0.02
Benkei-jima#0.02
Kasetō0.02
0.01
Yurashima0.01
Matsushima0.004

  1. seems to undergo significant erosion and may disappear

    History

The islands once consisted of 14 villages, belonging to Shikijima-gun, Satsuma Province during the Meiji period.
In 1889, the islands were consolidated into Kami-Koshiki and Shimo-Koshiki villages.
In 1897, the islands were merged with Satsuma-gun. Later, Kashima village and Sato village broke off, totalling in 4 villages.
In 2004, during "the great Heisei merger", the villages were merged with Sendai, a city that exists on the main island of Kyūshū.

Attractions

The cruise course visiting many scenic coastal rocks and islets is available from Shimo-Koshiki island.