Kabe Island
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| Location | Sea of Japan (Genkai Sea) |
| Coordinates | 33°33′20″N 129°53′0″E / 33.55556°N 129.88333°E |
| Area | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 8 km (5 mi) |
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Kabe Island (加部島, Kabeshima) is an island in the Genkai Sea.[1] It is approximately 500 metres (1,600 feet) off the coast of Yobuko Port in Karatsu, Saga, Japan.[2] It is connected to mainland Japan by the Yobuko Bridge.
The island is approximately 900 kilometres (560 miles) west of Tokyo, the country's capital. It covers 3.0 square kilometres (1.2 square miles).
Kabe Island is flat.[a] The highest point of the island is 92 metres (302 feet) above sea level. It covers 2.9 kilometres (1.8 miles) from north to south. It covers 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) from east to west. [b]
Overview
[change | change source]The area of the island is approximately 2.68 square kilometres (1.03 square miles).
The population was 464 as of November 2022. It was 583 in 2010. It was 762 in 1995.
It blocks waves from hitting Yobuko Port. The watershed lies to the far south of the island. There is a mountain: Mount Tendo, in the southwest.
The northern side of the island is a big plateau. The rocks are basalt, and the northern coast is made of columnar jointed sea cliffs . [4]
There are two villages on the island: Kabeshima and Katashima. The economy revolves around fishing and farming. The island farms yellowtail fish, rice, vegetables, citrus, amanatsu, and cattle. The island is famous for amanatsu jelly. People there fish for squid [4]
It is part of Genkai Quasi-National Park . [5]
In 2009 was selected as one of the 100 Best Villages of Japan " by the Asahi Shimbun Company and the Forest Culture Association. [6]
There is an ancient Kofun from the 500s called "Hyozuka Kofun" on Suginohara Ranch. It is the tomb of Yamato Takeru's son, Prince Wakatake. Additionally, Tashima Shrine is on the island.
Access
[change | change source]The 727m-long Yobuko Bridge connects the island to the mainland.
Showa Bus has buses that connect Yobuko city to the Island.
Climate
[change | change source]The island has a temperate climate. The average temperature is 15 °C (59 °F). The hottest month is August, with an average temperature of 24 °C (75 °F). The coldest month is January, with an average temperature of 8 °C (46 °F).[7] The average rainfall is 2,403 millimetres (94.6 inches) per year. The wettest month is August, with 484 millimetres (19.1 inches). The driest is January, with 43 millimetres (1.7 inches).[8]
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Tourist attractions
[change | change source]- Tashima-jinja
- Sayohime Shrine
- Wind View Hill Park
- Suginohara Ranch
Gallery
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Kabeshima Island seen from Sakigata in Yobuko, Karatsu
Kabeshima Island seen from Sakigata in Yobuko, Karatsu
Artistic rendition of Hizen Kabeshima by Kawase Hasui
Rural landscape of Kabeshima from Kazeno-mieru-oka Park
Takashima and Kabeshima Islands seen from Sakigata in Yobuko, Karatsu
Yobuko Port and Kabeshima Island
Yobuko Town as seen from Kazeno-mieru-oka Park
View of Tashima Shrine
Full view of Tashima Shrine
Footnotes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Kabe Shima sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2013-08-07; database download sa 2017-02-07
- ↑ Loiseau, Estelle (2017-08-05). "Discover Kabeshima Island in Karatsu : The Best Walk to Learn About History and Nature". VOYAPON. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- 1 2 "Digital Elevation Data - with SRTM voids filled using accurate topographic mapping". viewfinderpanoramas.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- 1 2 小項目事典,デジタル大辞泉プラス,事典・日本の観光資源,世界大百科事典内言及, 日本歴史地名大系,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),改訂新版 世界大百科事典,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "加部島(かべしま)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 「玄海国定公園 Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine」佐賀県、2015年9月5日閲覧
- ↑ "にほんの里100選 – 加部島". www.sato100.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.