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    Noho Island

    野甫島, Nohojima, Noho Jima

    27°00′N 127°55′E

    Noho Island (Japanese: 野甫島, Hepburn: Noho-jima; Okinawan: Nubu) is a Japanese island in the Okinawa Islands with a population of approximately 140 people. It is connected via bridge with Iheya, Okinawa. The island has expansive field of sugarcane but is a fishing village.

    A house and a concrete block wall in Noho Island, Iheya Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
    A house and a concrete block wall in Noho Island, Iheya Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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    27°00′N 127°55′E

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    Noho Island (Japanese: 野甫島, Hepburn: Noho-jima; Okinawan: Nubu) is a Japanese island in the Okinawa Islands with a population of approximately 140 people. It is connected via bridge with Iheya, Okinawa. The island has expansive field of sugarcane but is a fishing village. The island has been noted for its Noho Salt Museum (倶楽部 野甫の塩, Kurabu noho no shio), a museum devoted to salt.

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    Also in Iheya-Izena Islands

    Also in Okinawa Islands

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