Okinoshima, Shimane

Okinoshima Town takes its name from Okinoshima, the traditional name for all four inhabited Oki Islands. There is no single island named Okinoshima. ==History==

Okinoshima Town was formed from the merger of the town of Saigō, and the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma on October 1, 2004, all from Oki District. ==Geography==

Okinoshima occupies all of the island of Dōgo, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with numerous offshore uninhabited islands and rocks. For administrative purposes, the Japanese government officially considers the disputed islet of Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks) to be a part of the town of Okinoshima. Climate Okinoshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Okinoshima is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Okinoshima was on 14 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981. {{Weather box {{Weather box Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Okinoshima in 2020 is 13,433 people. Okinoshima has been conducting censuses since 1920. ==Economy==

The town economy is primarily based on agriculture and commercial fishing. ==Transportation==

Airport • Oki Airport (OKI), a Class III facility with a 1991 m runway, is located within the town. It provides air service to Osaka International Airport ("Itami") and Izumo Airport. Highway • Sea Port • Saigō Port is the major seaport and ferry terminal in the Oki Islands ==Sister cities==

• Krotoszyn, Poland, since 2016 ==Local attractions==

• Araki Shrine • A set of two station bells designated as Important Cultural Property of Japan is located at the ( in Okinoshima. ==Notable people from Okinoshima==

• Okinoumi Ayumi – sumo wrestler, the first wrestler from Shimane Prefecture to reach the top makuuchi division in 88 years • Kai Hirano – professional soccer player ==References==