Jōgashima

Jōgashima

Jōgashima

Island in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Jōgashima (城ヶ島, Jōgashima) is an island in the municipality of Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, off the southernmost tip of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay.[1]

Aerial view of Jōgashima.
Jōgashima, seen from Misaki harbour.

It is home to the Jōgashima Lighthouse, the fourth oldest western style lighthouse to be built in Japan. Jōgashima Park is located on the eastern part of the island.[1]

Jōgashima is connected to the mainland by a box-girder bridge since 1959, which was the longest in Asia in 1963.[2]

  • Trees in Jōgashima.
  • The bridge.
  • Ōshima from Jōgashima.
  • Mount Fuji from Jōgashima.

References

  1. [1]
    "JOGASHIMA ISLAND by TRAIN or CAR" (PDF). The Fleet and Family Support Center, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. April 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Recently Jogashima and Miura have been linked by the longest box-girder bridge in the Orient. The total length of the bridge is 575 meters; the central span is 90 meters long, the adjoining spans 70.3 meters and the remaining spans 40 meters" Japan's construction, 1963, Kaigai Kensetsu Kyōkai (Japan)

35°08′06″N 139°37′12″E
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