Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
55.7km²
Area
103km
Coastline
452m
Highest point
Mount Takuhi
2,777
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
306km
To the mainland
When to go to Nishinoshima Island
Best for the beach from July to September.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °C) and coolest in February (12 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to October.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island of the Oki archipelago in Shimane prefecture, Japan
Nishinoshima Island is an island in Japan. It covers 55.7 km², with 103 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Takuhi, rises to 452 m. About 2,777 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 306 km away.
Getting there
- Oki Global Geopark Airport (OKI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire at IZO airport (Izumo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- Ferries7 ferry terminals on the island
- 306 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Nishinoshima Island.
- 3beaches
- 5viewpoints
- 3lighthouses
- 7ferry terminals
- 3named peaksMt. Takuhi, Mt. Takasaki, Mt. Chasen
- 2campsites
- 6hotels, guesthouses and apartments
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Nishinoshima Island, each with its own numbers.
2mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
452m
Mount Takuhi
prominence 452 m · according to Peakyas
2 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Takuhiprominence 452 m452m
- Takasaki Yama
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 120 m above the sea. 82 % of it is below 200 m.
- 25 %0–50 m
- 57 %50–200 m
- 18 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Funagoshi2,788 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 9 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 142 | 111 | 122 | 117 | 130 | 159 | 205 | 130 | 206 | 131 | 114 | 161 |
| Wet days | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 30 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.5 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +1.0 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.9 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +1.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +1.5 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +3.2 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | −0.5 | −0.7 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +2.8 | +2.0 | +3.1 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +1.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q5004035) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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