Okinoshima Town

Shimane Prefecture · Town

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Okinoshima Town centers on Dogo, the largest island of the Oki Islands. Ancient history remains at the Oki Kokubun-ji Temple ruins, Mizuwakasu Shrine, and Tamawakasu-no-Mikoto Shrine. Candle Island, where the sunset looks like a flame on the rock's tip, is a famous sight. Unique traditions such as ushi-zuki (bullfighting) and classical sumo are passed down.

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Population: 12,379 1,096th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −7.8% 761st in Japanfrom 13,433 in 2020
Area: 243 km² 503rd in Japan
Population density: 51 people/km² 1,272nd in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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Mountains in this town

Mt. Daimanji608 m

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National parks in this town

Daisen-Oki National ParkTotal park area 351 km²Spans Tottori, Shimane, Okayama

Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks

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