Okamura Island
{{Short description|Small island in the Seto Inland Sea}}
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| native_name = 岡村島
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| location = Sekizen islands (Seto Inland Sea)
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| coastline_km = 11.1
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| country = Japan
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{{nihongo|Okamura Island|岡村島|Okamura-jima}} is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. Administratively, it is part of the city of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The island is famous for mikan and butterflies. As of 2006, the population was about 1,000. The area is 3.13 km2 and the circumference is 11.1 km. Access is from Imabari by fast or slow ferry boat, or by road from Kure.
Transportation
The island can be accessed by ferry from Imabari or from Ōmishima Island, Ehime. It can also be accessed by road from the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture through the Akinada Islands Connecting Bridges.{{Cite web |last=Kurose |first=Yoji |last2=Morishita |first2=Takahisa |last3=Kanazaki |first3=Tomoki |title=Challenge in Design and Construction for the Toyoshima Bridge (Tentative Name) |url=https://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/ujnr/tc/g/pdf/23/23-9-1kanazaki.pdf |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=pwri.go.jp}} The last of these bridges, the Okamura Great Bridge, is a 228 metre long arch bridge which connects Okamura Island with Nakano Island.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-24 |title=Little Known Cycling Paths over the Seto Inland Sea: Tobishima Route |url=https://matcha-jp.com/en/2715 |website=Matcha}}
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External links
- [http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?latitude=34.18190000&longitude=132.8754000 Topographical map] (Japanese government site)
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