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Imabari City Hall Aerial view of Imabari city center. Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.It is the second largest city in the prefecture. As of 31 August 2022, the city had an estimated population of 152,111 in 75,947 households and a population density of 360 persons per km². [1]
Noshima (能島) is a small, uninhabited island within the Geiyo Islands of the Japanese Inland Sea. Administratively, it forms part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture.In the late mediaeval period, the island was occupied by Noshima Castle and, together with the surrounding area, was the base of the Noshima Murakami, one of the three main houses of the Murakami kaizoku.
The island can be accessed by ferry from Imabari or from Ōmishima Island, Ehime. It can also be accessed by road from the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture through the Akinada Islands Connecting Bridges. [1] The last of these bridges, the Okamura Great Bridge, is a 228 metre long arch bridge which connects Okamura Island with Nakano Island. [2]
Ōshima is located in the north of Ehime prefecture, and has an area of 41.89 square kilometres (16.17 sq mi). Administratively, it was formerly divided between the towns of Yoshiumi and Miyakubo of Ochi District, Ehime; however, in January 16, 2005 both towns were absorbed into the city of Imabari.
Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県, Ehime-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. [4] Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,334,841 [5] and has a geographic area of 5,676 km 2 (2,191 sq mi).
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan The Nishiseto Expressway ( 西瀬戸自動車道 , Nishiseto Jidōsha-dō ) , often called the Shimanami Kaidō ( しまなみ海道 ) , is an expressway in Japan that connects Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime , going through nine of the Geiyo Islands , including Ōshima , Ōmishima , and ...
The museum opened as the Imabari City Murakami Suigun Museum (今治市村上水軍博物館) in 2004, [1] replacing the nearby Museum of Noshima Murakami Suigun (能島村上水軍資料館), [3] and changed to its current name on 1 April 2020. [4] The collection and displays include arms and armour, historic documents, and scale model boats. [2]
Japan has 14,125 [1] islands, approximately 430 islands are inhabited. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This list provides basic geographical data of the most prominent islands belonging to, or claimed by, Japan . List