Okinoshima (Fukuoka)

Okinoshima, courtesy of National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Okinoshima (沖ノ島 Okinoshima) is an island, part of the city of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's population consists of a single employee of the shrine. The entire island is considered a shinto kami, and the island is off limits to women.

In 2009 the island was submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region.[1][2]

view from Ōshima, Fukuoka

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region". World Heritage Promotion Committee of "Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in Munakata Region". Retrieved 15 June 2012.

Coordinates: 34°14′42.31″N 130°6′19.20″E / 34.2450861°N 130.1053333°E / 34.2450861; 130.1053333

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