Kuroshima and Taijima, Yoshino-Kumano National Park

#8 among attractions in Yoshino-Kumano National Park

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Kuroshima and Taijima are a set of islands about one kilometer off the coast of Honshū in Japan by the mouth of the Koza River, a five-minute ride by ferry from Koza Port. The islands are part of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture. The islands were used as a naval base of operations during the Genpei War. ()

Local name: 九龍島 Coordinates: 33°30'15"N, 135°49'30"E

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Kuroshima and Taijima – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum, Shionomisaki Lighthouse, Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Kii Ōshima.

3.1 miSE
History museum, Museum
Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum, Kushimoto
79 min walk • The Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum, aka Frigate Ertuğrul Memorial and Museum, is a monument and a museum to commemorate the sailors of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul, which sunk in 1890 off Kushimoto, Wakayama in Japan.
6.2 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Shionomisaki Lighthouse, Kushimoto
157 min walk • Shionomisaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Shionomisaki, on the southern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. Administratively, it is within the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.
3.1 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Kushimoto
79 min walk • Kashinozaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Kii Ōshima, off the southwestern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. Administratively, the island is part of the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.
3.1 miSE
Island
Kii Ōshima
79 min walk • Kii Ōshima is an inhabited island lying off the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula and the southernmost point of Honshū, Japan. It has an estimated population of around 2000, and is administratively part of the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture.
1.9 miN
Town
Kozagawa, Yoshino-Kumano National Park
49 min walk • Kozagawa is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,537 in 1415 households and a population density of 8.6 persons per km².

Kuroshima and Taijima, Yoshino-Kumano National Park

Facts and practical information

Kuroshima and Taijima – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum, Kushimoto

Shionomisaki Lighthouse, Kushimoto

Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Kushimoto

Kii Ōshima

Kozagawa, Yoshino-Kumano National Park