Awashima Island, Kagawa

Awashima (粟島) is an inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, about 4.5 km northwest of the port of Takuma in the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture. The total area is 3.72 km² with a population of 216 (as of 2015). The island was the site of a maritime school that operated from 1897 to 1987, now preserved as a museum. The former post office is the site of the Missing Post Office.

See also

• Vargula hilgendorfii

References

1. Awashima Island
2. Missing Post Office
3. Mitoyo, Kagawa
4. Shiwaku Islands
5. List of islands of Japan by area
6. Setouchi Triennale
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13. Meanings of minor planet names: 13001–14000
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