Geiyo Islands

Kurahashi-jima

Area

68.7 km²

▲High point

491 m

Kurahashi-jima (倉橋島), also called Nagato-jima (長門島) in ancient texts, is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Ōmishima Island

Area

64.5 km²

▲High point

436 m

Ōmishima Island (大三島, Ōmishima) is the largest island in the Geiyo Islands chain, and the westernmost island on which Japan's Nishiseto Expressway, which links Honshu and Shikoku via a number of islands, runs. It is located in the Seto Inland Sea.

Nōmijima

Area

61.3 km²

▲High point

542 m

Ōshima

Area

41.9 km²

▲High point

307 m

Ōshima (大島) is an inhabited island in the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, lying between the larger islands of Honshū and Shikoku.

Ōsakikamijima Island

Area

38.3 km²

▲High point

453 m

Ōsakikamijima Island (大崎上島, Ōsakikamijima) is an island in the Inland Sea of Japan which is administratively part of the town of Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima Prefecture. As of 2020, the population was about 7,158.

Innoshima

Area

34.9 km²

▲High point

390 m

Innoshima (因島) is an island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Originally, there was a city of the same name on this island, but it was merged into Onomichi in 2016.

Ikuchijima

Area

31.2 km²

▲High point

472 m

Ikuchijima (生口島) 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 (Honshū) via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ōmishima Island. 3 m (1,550 ft).

Itsukushima

Area

30.3 km²

▲High point

535 m

Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), which in Japanese means "Shrine Island". The island is one of Hayashi Gahō's Three Views of Japan specified in 1643.

Etajima

Area

30.1 km²

▲High point

400 m

mä́, -dä́-]), also called Nōmi-jima, Nomijima, Nomi Island, or Etajima-Nōmijima (江田島・能美島) is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island name originates from the ancient (and possibly legendary) strait at now town Ōgaki-chō Hitonose (大柿町飛渡瀬).

Mukaishima

Area

22.2 km²

▲High point

283 m

Mukaishima (向島, Mukaishima) is the northernmost island in the Geiyo Islands chain accommodating Nishiseto Expressway connecting Honshu and Shikoku islands. Its coasts are washed by Seto Inland Sea. The island's highest peak is Takamiyama (高見山) 283.2 m (929 ft) high.

Hakatajima

Area

20.4 km²

▲High point

301 m

Hakata Island (伯方島, Hakatajima) is an island in the Inland Sea of Japan. Administratively, it is part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. Originally, there was a town of the same name on this island, but it was merged into Imabari in 2005.

Kamikamagarijima

Area

18.8 km²

▲High point

457 m

Ōsakishimojima

Area

17.4 km²

▲High point

449 m

Ōsakishimojima (大崎下島) is an island in the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, off the southern coast of Honshu in the prefecture of Hiroshima in Japan. The island is best known for the town of Mitarai (御手洗), an important port of call for ships during the Edo era.

Iwagi islet

Area

9 km²

▲High point

370 m