Misplaced Pages

#444555

23-540: (Redirected from Oshima ) Ōshima , Oshima , Ooshima or Ohshima may refer to: Places [ edit ] Ōshima ( 大島 , lit. "big island") (sorted by prefecture): Ōshima (Aomori) , an island in Hiranai and a part of Asamushi-Natsudomari Prefectural Natural Park Nii Ōshima Island, part of Niihama in Ehime Prefecture Ōshima (Ehime) , an island connected by

46-532: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Niihama, Ehime Niihama is positioned in the north-center area of the island of Shikoku , in the eastern part of Ehime Prefecture. Niihama is enveloped by mountains to the south and east, hills to the west, and the Seto Inland Sea to the north. The Kokuryo River flows from the mountains to the Seto Inland Sea and divides the city into an areas east of

69-524: A blessing by shinto priests. The most spectacular of these happens at Utsunomiya Jinja near Yamane Ground where several floats are carried up many steps at about 4am to a small shrine on the top of a hill. For three days straight (October 16–18), 12 to 14 hours per day, they carry the floats in parades all over the city and park them for display, drinking copious amounts of sake . Sake bottlers even release commemorative bottles with labels featuring pictures of various float-carrying teams. The main events include

92-581: A display of the Taiko floats in Yamane Park, Takihama Station, Kasenjiki Park, Shinto shrines across the city and at several Supermarket and shopping complexes (Jusco, Fuji Grand, M2, Co-op). On alternate years there is the spectacle of eight taikodai (floats) being loaded onto barges to travel to another location by sea. The Taiko-carrying teams are known to start fights, in which two teams ram their floats into each other until one or both floats are destroyed. Zuiō-ji

115-601: A large presence in town. The economy of Niihama is supported largely by factories as well as activities at its ports. Niihama has 17 public elementary schools and 12 public middle schools operated by the city government. The city has five public high schools operated by the Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. The Niihama National College of Technology is a technology college in Niihama. [REDACTED] Shikoku Railway Company - Yosan Line The Niihama Taiko Festival

138-480: A one-way journey. At one point, there was the possibility that a bridge might be built to connect Ōshima and Shikoku, but these plans are now considered unlikely. There is no public transportation on the island, but there is a road that circles the island. Nii Ōshima was the birthplace of Murakami Yoshihiro (d.1374), founder of the "Murakami Navy", who ruled the Seto Inland Sea in the Muromachi and Sengoku period . On

161-608: A subprefecture of Hokkaidō Oshima Peninsula , the geographical area on which the subprefecture is located Other uses [ edit ] Ōshima (surname) Oshima Brothers , an American folk-pop music duo Japanese gunboat Ōshima - a warship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy Ōshima stable , a stable of sumo wrestlers Amami Ōshima language , spoken in the Ryukyu Islands See also [ edit ] Ōshima Subprefecture (disambiguation) Not to be confused with Osimo , Italy Topics referred to by

184-458: Is a Sōtō Zen temple at the edge of the mountains in south Niihama. It welcomes foreign visitors to participate in a Sunday morning zazen meditation session, or even to stay overnight. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Niihama. The mountainous area between Niihama and the village of Besshi includes two major waterfalls : Chōshi no Taki and Mato no Taki (Waterfall at the Demon's Door). Niihama

207-442: Is a harvest festival held over 16–18 October each year. Each of 50 neighborhoods in Niihama has its own Taiko float, which consists of an ornately decorated wooden center frame, covered in panels made of gold thread (three to a side). The column is covered with a fabric top (usually red and white), which symbolically represents the sun; it is surrounded by long black cushions folded into a figure of 8 with hanging tassels, representing

230-506: Is located in the Seto Inland Sea . It has a circumference of approximately 8 kilometers and a total area of 2.13 square kilometres (0.82 sq mi). The island is mostly hilly, with its highest point at 146.48 meters above sea level. The northern part of the island is covered with dense forests, has many cliffs. The main settlement is in the southern part of the island. There is a ferry that runs between Nii Ōshima and Niihama approximately once every hour, taking fifteen minutes to complete

253-586: The Ehime Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ehime 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . The Besshi copper mine (once considered to be one of the most productive in the world) jump-started the Sumitomo zaibatsu . Even though the mine has since closed (its legacy is now preserved in a small museum and onsen attraction, Minetopia Besshi), Sumitomo remains

SECTION 10

#1732851147445

276-1104: The Hakata-Ōshima Bridge and the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge Ōshima (Fukuoka)  [ Wikidata ] , an island in Genkai Sea of Fukuoka, Japan Ōshima, Fukuoka , a former village in Munakata District, which became part of the city of Munakata, Fukuoka in 2005 Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture Ōshima District, Kagoshima Ōshima Subprefecture (Kagoshima) Ōshima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura) , former village in Kitamatsura district Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi) , former town in Nishisonogi district Ōshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi) , town merged in 2005 into Saikai, Nagasaki Ōshima, Niigata Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo) Izu Ōshima , one of

299-802: The Izu Islands in Tokyo Ōshima, Toyama , has a volcano Kii Ōshima in Wakayama Prefecture Ōshima District, Yamaguchi , which includes: Ōshima, Yamaguchi , a former town in Oshima District, Yamaguchi, now part of Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi Oshima (Hokkaido) , an island in the Sea of Japan belonging to Matsumae, Hokkaidō Oshima ( 渡島 , Oshima ) : Oshima Province , former province located in Hokkaidō Oshima Subprefecture ,

322-409: The beams and control the rest of the crew with flags, whistles and chants while four more are perched precariously on the top some 5.4 m above ground. The floats weigh over two and a half tons and can cost over $ 100,000US to build (collected by donations within the local area). Men and boys as young as 16 begin the festival before sunrise on its first day by carrying the floats to their local shrine for

345-575: The city of Niihama in 2003 greatly increasing the size of the city. Ehime Prefecture Kōchi Prefecture Niihama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Niihama is 13.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1839 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 24.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C. Per Japanese census data,

368-402: The clouds and rain. The design is intended to show gratitude for a good harvest. Gold dragons adorn the top panels of the float while the lower panels show traditional buildings, animals or legends. Inside the float, a drummer beats a deep booming taiko drum, providing the rhythm that guides 150 men below, who carry the float by four long wooden beams at the float's base. Four crew members stand on

391-465: The population of Niihama peaked around the year 1980 and has decreased slightly in the decades since. Niihama is located in ancient Iyo Province and has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate , it was largely administered as part of Saijō Domain or Komatsu Domain . The Besshi Copper Mine was opened in 1744. The village of Niihama was established with

414-414: The post- Meiji restoration creation of the modern municipalities system on December 15, 1889. It was raised to town status on January 1, 1908. On November 3, 1937 Niihama merged with the villages of Kaneko and Takatsu to form the city of Niihama. . Niihama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 26 members. Niihama contributes four members to

437-440: The river ( kawahigashi ) and west of the river ( kawanishi ). Being surrounded by mountains, Niihama feels geographically isolated from its closest neighbors, Saijō to the west and Shikokuchūō to the east. The border with Kōchi Prefecture lies in the mountains far south of the center of town. The island of Ōshima , northeast of the main part of the city, also is part of Niihama. The largely mountainous village of Besshi joined

460-514: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ōshima . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ōshima&oldid=1115565767 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Pages using interlanguage link with

483-525: The southern side of the island sit the remains of Ōshima Castle, which was one of the Murakami strongholds. The island became Ōshima Village in Ehime Prefecture, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on December 15, 1889. The village was absorbed by Niihama City on May 3, 1953. Due to its rapidly aging population and its geographic isolation from Niihama and the main island of Shikoku , Nii Ōshima faces serious problems of rural depopulation . At

SECTION 20

#1732851147445

506-401: The time of 1950 census, the population of the island was 1838 people. However, per Niihama City residency records, the population as of March 31, 2013, was only 280, with half the population over the age of 70. The primary occupations on the island include shrimp farming and agriculture, particularly mikan and a distinctive type of white potato . This Ehime Prefecture location article is

529-459: The wikidata parameter Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nii %C5%8Cshima Nii Ōshima ( 新居大島 ) , or sometimes just Ōshima ( 大島 ) , is an inhabited island located roughly 1.5 kilometers northeast of the city of Niihama (which it is officially a part of) in Ehime Prefecture , Japan . Nii Ōshima

#444555