Kinkasan

For other locations of the same name, see Mount Kinka (disambiguation).

Kinkasan

Native name: Japanese: 金華山
View from Oshika Peninsula
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	38°17′43″N 141°34′00″E
Archipelago	Oshika
Area	10.28 km^2 (3.97 sq mi)
Coastline	25 km (15.5 mi)
Highest elevation	445 m (1460 ft)
Highest point	Kinkasan
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Miyagi
City	Ishinomaki
Demographics
Population	6 (2004)
Ethnic groups	Japanese

Koganeyama Shrine on Kinkasan Island, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Kinkasan (金華山, Kinkasan, or Kinkazan), is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.^[1]

Geography

Kinkasan is 9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi) in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at 445 m (1,460 ft).^[1]

It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.^[2]

History

There is a shrine on the island, called Koganeyama-jinja, which dates from the 8th century.^[3]

References

1. "Mt. Kinka (Kinkasan Island)". Matsushima. Japan-i. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
2. Chris Rowthorn (15 September 2010). "Northern Honshu". Japan. Lonely Planet. p. 530. ISBN 9781742203539. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
3. "Kinkasan". Japan: the official guide. Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

External links

Media related to Kinkasan (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons

38°17′N 141°34′E