Teshima

{{Short description|Island of Japan}}{{About|the island in the Naoshima Islands|the island in the Shiwaku Islands|Shiwaku Islands}}{{Other uses|Teshima (surname)}}

{{Nihongo|Teshima|豊島|}} is an island located in the inland sea of Japan, between Naoshima and Shōdoshima islands, and is part of Kagawa Prefecture. It has an area of {{convert|14.5|km2|sqmi|lk=out|abbr=off}} and a population of about 1,000 people.

Teshima is one of the locations of the Setouchi Triennale, also known as the Setouchi International Art Festival.{{cite web |title=Setouchi Triennale |url=http://setouchi-artfest.jp/en/artworks-artists/artworks/teshima/|publisher=setouchi-artfest.jp}}

History

Teshima has been inhabited for 14,000 years.

The island was the subject of a scandal in which 600,000 tons of toxic waste were illegally dumped on the island.{{cite book|last=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |title=Environmental performance reviews: Japan |year=2002 |location=Paris |isbn=92-64-19744-3 |page=128}} In 2000, after a 25-year legal battle, the waste was transported to Naoshima for processing.{{cite news |last1=French |first1=Howard |title=Japanese Winning Cleanup Battles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/02/world/japanese-winning-cleanup-battles.html |access-date=5 March 2016 |work=New York Times |date=July 2, 2003}}{{cite news |title=Teshima Island waste dispute nears end |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2000/05/27/national/teshima-island-waste-dispute-nears-end/ |publisher=Japan Times |date=May 27, 2000}}

The Teshima Art Museum opened on the island in 2010.

References

External links

[http://www.anchorage.jp/setouchi/okayama.html Tourist information]
[http://setouchi-artfest.jp/en/artworks-artists/artworks/teshima/ Description of Teshima on the Setouchi International Art Festival web site]

{{Coord|34|28|53|N|134|4|38|E|region:JP-37_type:isle|display=title}}

Category:Islands of Kagawa Prefecture

Category:Islands of the Seto Inland Sea