Hikoshima
Sign in to save(also called in Nihon Shoki) is an island on the south-west tip of Honshu, Japan.
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- Instance of
- tied island
- Official name
- 彦島
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Shimonoseki
- Population
- 24500
- Area
- 10.58
- Elevation
- 113
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Image
- Ebisu shrine in Hikoshima.jpg
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(also called in Nihon Shoki) is an island on the south-west tip of Honshu, Japan.
==Geography== The island is irregularly shaped and hilly. The strait, as narrow as , separates the island from the main island of Honshu. The parts of sprawling city of Shimonoseki occupy most of the island, making it the most populous minor island in Yamaguchi Prefecture, albeit only sixth in size by area.
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