is one of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea, belonging to Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. Ikuchijima is administered as part of Onomichi city. There are bridges connecting Ikuchijima to the mainland (HonshÃ
«) via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ã
Âmishima Island. The highest peak of this 31.21 km<sup>2</sup> island is Mount Kanno at .
The Wajinden (c. 290) notes that slaves (çÂÂå£) were kept in the area and the island's name may come from this. In The Inland Sea, Donald Richie describes the island as âÂÂa smaller Sardinia, a greener CorsicaâÂÂ. The main crop on Ikuchijima today is citrus, and the island is now known as "lemon island of Japan".
History
- April 1, 1889, Ikuchijima was formally demarcated into Nishiikuchi-gun, Kitaikuchi-gun, MyÃ
Âga-gun and Minamiikuchi-gun
- April 1, 1937, Nishiikuchi-gun merged into Setoda.
- April 1, 1944, Kitaikuchi-gun and MyÃ
Âga-gun merged into Setoda.
- April 1, 1955, Minamiikuchi-gun merged into Setoda.
- July 27, 1970, Bridge connection to Takane Island opened.
- December 8, 1991, Bridge connection to Innoshima and Ã
Âmishima.
- January 10, 2006, Setoda, along with the city of Innoshima, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi
Attractions
- KÃ
Âsan-ji temple
- Outdoor island-wide monument park
- Hiking and cycling routes
- Sunset-view beach hotels
- Lemon orchards - Ikuchijima is known as "Lemon Island" in Japan.
Climate
See also
- This article incorporates material from Japanese Wikipedia page , accessed 11 June 2018
References