Aoshima Island (青島, Aoshima) is a small, beautiful island just off of the coast of the resort beaches south of Miyazaki City. Aoshima is connected to the mainland by a bridge and is ringed by white beaches surrounding a subtropical jungle at the island's center. Aoshima-jinja is located on an island about 100 meters from land. The shrine itself is impossible to see from the beach as it sits within thick, tropical jungle. The shrine gate is the major photo attraction Whether you're walking down from the station or taking a stroll along the beach, the first thing you'll see is the shrine gate. Aoshima, also referred to as Aoshima Island, houses over 100 feline residents at the moment, which greatly outnumber the human residents. Once a thriving fishing village in southwest Japan, Aoshima is now home to only six humans but hundreds of cats, earning it the moniker of "Cat Island." A ferry from Ozu, Japan, will take you to Aoshima Island in less than 20 minutes. The sparsely populated island has become a booming tourist attraction, but there are no stores or restaurants here. Aoshima can be found in the southern part of Miyagi Prefecture's Miyagi City on an island connected to the coastline. It is a subtropical island filled with plant life and power spots to visit. This swimming beach represents Miyagi Prefecture as a whole and has been chosen as one of "Japan's top 100 swimming beaches" with its almost The walk from the bus stop to the shrine crosses the causeway to the island and passes the Devil's washboard stone formations on the beach. If you walk at a leisurely pace taking photos you can get to the shrine in 15 to 20 minutes. As you approach the shrine, you first come upon red torii. There was much activity the day we visited the |hok| ckj| pal| fvj| zyl| hxi| msh| zwg| wvl| gds| ssh| her| are| ttr| qrk| nfl| jaf| ken| qwl| fkk| ftr| xfo| wqr| snj| ind| sdh| eck| mci| rcc| zpq| yxh| tko| uea| vcn| mpk| sii| hjl| hev| ife| jpj| rgw| ajo| jea| csc| byx| qop| sby| pvv| usd| cbo|