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Towns tagged “Islands”
164 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Islands”, across 33 prefectures.
“Islands” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido8
Hokkaido page- Nanae TownIsland to island, over arched bridges.Island Walk Course, Arch Bridges
- Okushiri TownA pot-handle rock stands in the sea.Nabetsuru Rock, Scenic Beauty
- Haboro TownYagishiri Island's natural forest is a national natural monument.Yagishiri Forest, Onko yew
- Rebun TownAlpine flowers grow right by the sea.Momoiwa, alpine plant community
- Rishiri TownOld lava became strange seaside rocks.Senhoshi Misaki Park, lava rocks
- Rishirifuji TownThe harbor rock is a lava dome.Cape Peshi, Oshidomari Port
- Akkeshi TownFirst sea bridge in Hokkaido, town says.Akkeshi Bridge
- Hamanaka TownSummer fog; plants unlike other bogs.Kiritappu Peat Plant Community
Aomori Prefecture2
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture2
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture7
Miyagi Prefecture page- Ishinomaki CitySplit stone plates nailed on as a roof.Sekibanbuki, Ogatsu slate
- Shiogama CityA shrine on an island sung in waka.Magakigashima, Magaki Shrine
- Kesennuma CityTwo singing-sand beaches, 2 km apart.Kugunarihama, Kukunakihama
- Higashimatsushima CityPines grip a cliff eroded by waves.Sagakei, Miyato Island cliffs
- Matsushima TownTwo tunnels under a hill, all hand-dug.Genroku Senketsu, marsh drainage
- Onagawa TownIslets float east of Oshika Peninsula.Enoshima Islands
- Minamisanriku TownAn ichthyosaur bears the name Utatsu.Utatsusaurus, Utatsu Tatesaki
Yamagata Prefecture1
Yamagata Prefecture pageChiba Prefecture1
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo9
Tokyo page- Oshima TownWavy strata were not made by pushing.Great Road Cut, false folds
- Toshima VillageA worshipped mountain, with a custom of entering in order.Mt. Miyatsuka, 1st to 3rd Gods
- Niijima VillageA village grew around a snail-named well.Maimaizu Well, Shikine Island
- Kozushima VillageWet sand on a stone, said to be left at a torii.Awanomikoto Shrine, Nagahama
- Miyake VillageA crater pond supplied village water.Tairoike, crater lake
- Mikurajima VillageThe mikoshi races down the shrine steps.Inane Shrine, annual festival
- Hachijo TownRokuho-zumi walls ring an island office.Tamaishigaki, island office site
- Aogashima VillageA peak in a crater has two old craters.Maruyama, two craters
- Ogasawara VillageOne stone built the mound and museum.Ross stone, native to Hahajima
Kanagawa Prefecture1
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture2
Niigata Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture1
Ishikawa Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture1
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture3
Aichi Prefecture pageMie Prefecture3
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture1
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture1
Kyoto Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture1
Hyogo Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture4
Wakayama Prefecture page- Wakayama CityA daimyo's villa has a seawater pond.Yosuien, Harutomi's villa
- Shirahama TownThe marks of ripples have become fossils.Shirahama fossil ripple marks
- Susami TownTaking from it is said to bring woe.Inazumi Island
- Kushimoto TownPupil, said to carry art, drew a dragon.Hojo wall paintings, Muryo-ji
Shimane Prefecture4
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture5
Okayama Prefecture page- Kurashiki CityTapping spectators' heads with fans.Suinkyo, Achi Shrine festival
- Tamano CityA prefectural border is on the island.Ishima, island with a border
- Kasaoka CityA bar's hole yielded a bronze mirror.Ohishima Su-no-Minami Site
- Bizen CityA lord's wait for wind led to a seawall.Ōtabu Genroku Breakwater
- Setouchi CityIts ware is unearthed in Nara's capital.Sabukaze Ancient Kiln Sites
Hiroshima Prefecture11
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Hiroshima CityA shrine by a crossing stands on a reef.Shirakami Shrine's reef
- Kure CityA breakwater of two concrete freighters.Concrete ship "Takechi Maru"
- Takehara CityA stage-built hall, in view across town.Fumeikaku, Saihoji Temple
- Mihara CityAt high tide, it is shoulder-deep.Magai Wareishi Jizo, Sagishima
- Onomichi CityThe city named Go its own sport.
- Fukuyama CityA whole domain began sediment control.Dōdōgawa no Sunadome
- Otake CityA 25 m stone wall came out of the soil.Kamei Castle, Masanori's branch
- Higashihiroshima CityA grape you can eat whole was bred here.Shine Muscat, breeding site
- Hatsukaichi CityItsukushima's defeated lord rests here.Tōun-ji, Sue Harukata's grave
- Etajima CityA navy men's club with a balcony.Former Etajima Navy Men's Club
- Osakikamijima Town13 towns opened a seamen's school.Geiyo Seamen's School
Yamaguchi Prefecture14
Yamaguchi Prefecture page- Shimonoseki CityOld post office, with an octagonal dome.Former Tonoi Post Office
- Hagi CityA rowed boat links a bridgeless road.Tsurue Ferry, a municipal road
- Hofu CityA shrine keeps long-crowing black fowl.Kurokashiwa, Tamanooya Shrine
- Kudamatsu CityThe 5th pine of a star legend stands.Kanae no Matsu, Kanawa Shrine
- Iwakuni CityWhite snakes, on record in a rice barn.Iwakuni White Snake
- Hikari CityGate stones with no door-pivot holesIwakisan Kōgoishi
- Nagato CityA grave was built for whale fetuses.Ōmijima Whale Grave
- Yanai CityA late-Edo goldfish glow, so it is saidYanai Kingyo Chochin
- Shunan CityBought back his home, opened a library.Kodama Bunko, site of his home
- Suo-oshima TownThey say Bon homecomers sank the island.Okikamuro fishing settlement
- Kaminoseki TownFrench stained glass on the top floor.Shikairo, four-story wooden hall
- Tabuse TownLocals began remaking a lost sumac wax.Shukui's Japanese wax tree
- Hirao TownBones taken for a man's were a woman'sJingayama Kofun
- Abu TownA rail bridge curves along the shore.Sōgōgawa Bridge, San-in Line
Tokushima Prefecture3
Tokushima Prefecture pageKagawa Prefecture7
Kagawa Prefecture page- Marugame CitySmallest of Japan's 12 original keeps.Marugame Castle keep
- Sakaide CityAbove a shopping street, a second ground.Sakaide Artificial Land
- Kan'onji CityA sand coin, said to be drawn overnight.Zenigata sand drawing
- Mitoyo CityAt dusk, calm tide pools mirror the sky.Chichibugahama
- Tonosho Town9.93m wide, the world's narrowest strait.Dofuchi Strait
- Naoshima TownDesigned at 26, still the town's school.Naoshima school, Ishii Kazuhiro
- Tadotsu TownThis mansion is part of Japan Heritage.Former Goda residence
Ehime Prefecture4
Ehime Prefecture page- Matsuyama CityPines shaped like an English painter's.Shijushima (Turner Island)
- Imabari CitySea-purified boys ride up the approach.Otomo-uma run, Kamo Shrine
- Yawatahama CityUpstairs, a veranda juts over the river.Hizuchi School, Matsumura
- Kamijima TownA giant stone's crack faces due east.Menhir at Sanshuen
Kochi Prefecture2
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture5
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Kitakyushu CityLand readjustment found a stone trunk.Yomiya Giant Petrified Tree
- Fukuoka CityWall stones part neatly, west and east.Genko Borui, Ikinomatsubara area
- Munakata CitySeven wells quenched travelers' thirst.Tsujiido well, Akama-shuku
- Itoshima CityRecords trace Nikko's torii stone here.Kayasan Early-Modern Quarry Site
- Shingu TownStone-piled tombs cluster on a beach.Ainoshima Tsumiishizuka-gun
Saga Prefecture1
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture9
Nagasaki Prefecture page- Sasebo CityPaleolithic to Jomon, shown by layers.Fukui Cave
- Hirado CityA lord's isle: all plant-taking banned.Kurokojima primeval forest
- Matsuura CityYuan officer's seal, found on the coast.Phags-pa seal (管軍総把印)
- Tsushima CityDomain ships' inlet has four jetties.Ofunae, Tsushima domain docks
- Iki CitySix Jizo, said to have hollowed bellies.Harahoge Jizo, Yahataura
- Goto CityA fort-like ruin of head-sized stones.Yamasaki Rampart, Kanji's Castle
- Saikai CityA cave in sandstone, not limestone.Nanatsugama Cave
- Ojika TownRocks pile like a torii behind the hall.Oeishi, Okinokojima Shrine
- Shinkamigoto TownMany houses keep stone-slab lower walls.Akao settlement, koshi-ita-ishi
Kumamoto Prefecture5
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Yatsushiro CityNihon Shoki names an islet off the dike.Mizushima, a river-mouth islet
- Minamata CitySpelled “Koiji” from around late Meiji.
- Kamiamakusa CityFive bridges, four structural types.Amakusa Five Bridges, 4 types
- Amakusa CityStone pillars line up in water, 5 by 9.Gion Bridge, 45 stone pillars
- Reihoku TownA razed castle stands again as it was.Tomioka Castle, razed, rebuilt
Oita Prefecture3
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture4
Miyazaki Prefecture page- Nobeoka CityA lord's title on a bell has “Nobeoka.”Shiroyama Bell, first “Nobeoka”
- Nichinan CityAll official clearing records are kept.Sakamoto Tanada
- Kushima CityFound imo-washing, wrote to researchers.Mito Satsue, Koshima's monkeys
- Kadogawa TownTown bird gathers offshore to lay eggs.Birojima, Japanese murrelet
Kagoshima Prefecture20
Kagoshima Prefecture page- Nishinoomote CityA lord had sweet potatoes grown.Monument to Sweet Potato Growing
- Satsumasendai CityA 4 km beach divides three lakes.Nagame-no-hama, Kamikoshiki
- Amami CityA forest stands at the river's mouth.Mangrove stand, Sumiyo
- Mishima VillageSeafloor hot springs stain the bay red.Red sea of Nagahama Bay
- Toshima VillageToshima's office is in Kagoshima city.Toshima Village Office, Izumicho
- Nagashima TownFerries hit their limit; a bridge came.Kuronoseto Bridge, Five Bridges
- Nakatane TownA goshi's house is L-shaped in plan.Furuichi House, a goshi's home
- Minamitane TownNo tumuli, but a cemetery in the dunes.Hirota Site, dune cemetery
- Yakushima TownMany pilgrimage stone towers remain.Ushidoko Moisho, pilgrim stones
- Yamato VillageFive thatched granaries stand together.Boregura, Yamatohama
- Uken VillageA deep inlet ringed by mountains.Yakiuchi Bay
- Setouchi TownMen in paper masks dance at a shrine.Shodon Shibaya, Oochon Shrine
- Tatsugo TownVillages dance homes pure on set days.Taneoroshi, a purifying dance
- Kikai TownCoral hedges, said to block typhoons.Coral stone walls, Aden
- Tokunoshima TownCycads form a tunnel about 200 m long.Kanami Cycad Tunnel
- Amagi TownIn an inland cave, seawater has tides.Unbuki, the sea inside the land
- Isen TownCoral reef covers a deep-sea stratum.Inutabu Coast melange
- Wadomari TownFirst graduates planted the big tree.Kunigami School's banyan
- China TownAges of wind and rain made the cliffs.Taminamisaki, Yagunyabanta
- Yoron TownCastle grounds take in a fault cliff.Yoron Castle Site, historic site
Okinawa Prefecture19
Okinawa Prefecture page- Ishigaki CityA garden of five limestone mounds.Former Miyara Dunchi, garden
- Tomigusuku CityStones go in its upper or lower hole.Kodakara Iwa, Senaga Island
- Uruma CityHauling water meant about 150 steps.Inna Gā, Ikei Island
- Miyakojima CityA 1727 record lists the bridge's size.Ikeda-bashi, prefectural site
- Nanjo CityOne of Japan's 100 fine waters pours from stone.Kakinohana Hija Spring
- Motobu TownEarth god's plot, set off by coral rock.Sesoko Toteikun
- Ie VillageNearby ships steered by a cap-like form.Mount Gusuku, Ie Island Tacchu
- Tokashiki VillageSaid to be built on China-voyage gains.Nemoto Wall, captain's residence
- Zamami VillageSmaller than Kyushu deer, and darker.Kerama deer and their habitat
- Aguni VillageCave where a monk is said to have died.Tera, Monk Unsui's cave
- Tonaki VillageRyukyu-era farmland is partly preserved.Jiwari farmland, Tonaki Island
- Minamidaito VillageShore trees gather by an inland pond.Ohirugi grove at Oike pond
- Kitadaito VillageTunnel mouths open in a phosphate store's wall.Old Toyo Seito Phosphate Store
- Iheya VillageA pine opens like a half-round umbrella.Nento Hiramatsu
- Izena VillageStones said to stop livestock digging.Sho En birthplace, Mihoso-dokoro
- Kumejima TownShore rock bears a turtle-shell pattern.Tatami-ishi, Ou Island
- Tarama VillageNo mountains, yet a ship lookout stays.Yaeyama Lookout
- Taketomi TownA pier that helped modernize fishing.Iko Pier, Kuroshima
- Yonaguni TownAbout 1.3 km of coast: cliffs and steps.Sanninudai, sandstone coast
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