Nakadōri Island
Appearance
32°59′N 129°05′E / 32.983°N 129.083°E
![]() Location of Nakadōri Island in the Gotō Islands | |
Geography | |
Location | Sea of Japan |
Archipelago | Gotō Islands |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefecture | Nagasaki |
Nakadōri Island (
History[edit]
Evidence of human settlement in the on Nakadōri Island trace back to the Jōmon period. In the Heian period, the island were used as port of calls during Japanese missions to Tang China.[2]
In August 2004, the towns of Kamigotō, Shin-Uonome, Arikawa, Narao, Wakamatsu merged into a new town named Shin-Kamigotō.[2]
In 2017, the island enjoyed a minor boost in tourism after Japanese idol Neru Nagahama, who grew up in Narao, released a photobook which features parts of the island.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nagasaki, Unzen, Goto Islands, Iki and Tsushima" (PDF). Japan National Tourist Organization. 2007.
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新 上五島 町 のあらまし".新 上五島 町 (in Japanese). 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2020. - ^ "
長濱 ねるさん撮影 で脚光 ロケ地 紹介 のマップで島 おこし:朝日新聞 デジタル".朝日新聞 デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-11.