Ieshima, Hyōgo
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Ieshima
|native_name = 家島町
|settlement_type = Former municipality
|image_skyline = Ieshima Islands view from Ieshima Himeji Hyogo pref Japan01s.jpg{{!}}border
| image_caption = View of the smaller Ieshima Islands
|image_flag= Flag of Ieshima, Hyogo (1950–2006).svg
|pushpin_map = Japan
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
|coordinates={{coord|34|40|29|N|134|31|10|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = Prefecture
| subdivision_name1 = Hyōgo
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Shikama
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| area_land_km2 = 20.27
| population_as_of = February 1, 2006
|population_total = 7,915
|population_density_km2 = 390
| blank_name_sec1 = Climate
| blank_info_sec1 = Cfa
}}
{{nihongo|Ieshima|家島町|Ieshima-chō}} was a town located in Shikama District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It actually is a group of 44 small islands (4 main inhabited ones and 40 smaller uninhabited ones) about 18 kilometers off the coast of Himeji and Akō. Ieshima is one of the big islands but the name Ieshima is also used to refer to the entire chain of Islands.
On March 27, 2006, the towns Ieshima, Yumesaki (also from Shikama District), Yasutomi (Shisō District), and Kōdera (Kanzaki District) were merged into the expanded city of Himeji and are no longer independent municipalities.
Main islands
- Ieshima (家島): 5.46 km2, about 4,000 inhabitants
- Bozejima (坊勢島): 1.87 km2, about 4,000 inhabitants
- Nishijima (西島): 6.59 km2, about 100 inhabitants
- Tangajima (男鹿島): 4.57 km2, about 150 inhabitants
Most of the population lives on Ieshima and Bozejima. Ieshima is divided into 2 "hamlets" called Miya and Maura. The two main industries of Ieshima are fishing and quarrying. Tangajima and Nishijima have been quarried for at least 400 years and supplied stones used in the building of Osaka Castle. The eastern part of Nishijima is maintained as a camping and recreation ground by Hyogo Prefecture. Ieshima is host to the annual Open Water Swim Competition which has been rapidly gaining fame as one of the most popular open water swim competitions in Japan. The race takes place between the islands of Tangajima and Ieshima.
Transport
Ieshima and Bozejima can be reached by a 35-minute boat ride from Himeji Port.
Climate
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Ieshima (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan record high C = 17.1
|Feb record high C = 19.5
|Mar record high C = 21.3
|Apr record high C = 27.0
|May record high C = 28.5
|Jun record high C = 33.0
|Jul record high C = 34.8
|Aug record high C = 35.3
|Sep record high C = 34.5
|Oct record high C = 29.1
|Nov record high C = 24.5
|Dec record high C = 20.5
|Jan high C = 8.4
|Feb high C = 9.0
|Mar high C = 12.3
|Apr high C = 17.5
|May high C = 22.1
|Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 29.0
|Aug high C = 30.8
|Sep high C = 27.3
|Oct high C = 22.1
|Nov high C = 16.4
|Dec high C = 10.9
|Jan mean C = 5.2
|Feb mean C = 5.3
|Mar mean C = 8.2
|Apr mean C = 13.2
|May mean C = 17.9
|Jun mean C = 21.5
|Jul mean C = 25.4
|Aug mean C = 27.0
|Sep mean C = 23.7
|Oct mean C = 18.5
|Nov mean C = 13.1
|Dec mean C = 7.8
|Jan low C = 2.5
|Feb low C = 2.3
|Mar low C = 4.7
|Apr low C = 9.4
|May low C = 14.2
|Jun low C = 18.7
|Jul low C = 22.9
|Aug low C = 24.3
|Sep low C = 21.0
|Oct low C = 15.6
|Nov low C = 10.1
|Dec low C = 5.0
|Jan record low C = -5.3
|Feb record low C = -6.9
|Mar record low C = -2.2
|Apr record low C = 1.4
|May record low C = 6.6
|Jun record low C = 11.7
|Jul record low C = 16.5
|Aug record low C = 18.8
|Sep record low C = 13.3
|Oct record low C = 6.7
|Nov record low C = 2.4
|Dec record low C = -2.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 33.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 43.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 81.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 81.1
|May precipitation mm = 113.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 147.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 143.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 85.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 168.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 106.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 55.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 43.1
|year precipitation mm = 1103.0
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 4.8
|Feb precipitation days = 6.0
|Mar precipitation days = 8.7
|Apr precipitation days = 9.4
|May precipitation days = 9.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.0
|Jul precipitation days = 9.2
|Aug precipitation days = 5.9
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 5.5
|Dec precipitation days = 5.1
|Jan sun = 174.0
|Feb sun = 163.6
|Mar sun = 195.7
|Apr sun = 212.8
|May sun = 220.4
|Jun sun = 176.1
|Jul sun = 208.0
|Aug sun = 246.7
|Sep sun = 178.0
|Oct sun = 185.3
|Nov sun = 167.4
|Dec sun = 170.9
|year sun = 2298.9
|source 1 = JMA{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=63&block_no=0624&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = JMA
| access-date = February 26, 2022}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=63&block_no=0624&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = JMA
| access-date = February 26, 2022}}}}
Gallery
Image:Bozeshima1.jpg|From front to back: Nishijima, Bozejima, Ieshima, Tangajima
Image:Tangashima1.jpg|Tangajima quarry
Image:BozeshimaHarbour.jpg|Bozejima harbour
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100508061200/http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~ieshima/ Official website] in Japanese
- [http://www.shizen-ieshima.com/ Website for Ieshima Nature Learning Center] in Japanese
- [http://www.anchorage.jp/setouchi/himeji.html#ieshima/ Information in English about how to get there and things to see ]
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Category:Dissolved municipalities of Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Archipelagoes of Japan
Category:Islands of Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean
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