Oki Islands

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The Oki Islands are a remote archipelago in the Sea of Japan, historically used as a place of exile for Japanese emperors and nobles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oki Islands canonical 9
Oki Dōzen Islands 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
administrativeDivisionOf Shimane Prefecture NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
influenced by Sea of Japan
linked to: Sea of Japan coast
country Japan
designatedAs Oki Islands UNESCO Global Geopark
distanceFromMainland about 40–80 km off the coast of Honshu
economy agriculture
fishing
tourism
geology sea-eroded cliffs
volcanic origin
hasCulturalProperty Oki Shrine
Tamawakasu-mikoto Shrine
hasHighestPoint Mount Daimanji
hasLandform coastal cliffs
sea caves
hasPart Ama (town)
Chibu (village)
Chiburijima
Dōgo Island
Nakanoshima
Nishinoshima
Nishinoshima (town)
Oki Dōzen Islands
linked to: Oki Islands

Okinoshima (town)
hasPort Saigō Port
hasStatus remote islands
rural area
historicalUse exile of Japanese emperors
exile of Japanese nobles
place of exile
knownFor scenic coastline
traditional fishing villages
unique ecosystems
language Japanese
locatedIn Chūgoku region
Honshu (off the coast)
Sea of Japan
Shimane Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Shimane Peninsula
notableExile Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Toba
partOf Japan
timeZone Japan Standard Time
transport Oki Airport
ferry connections to mainland Honshu
UNESCOStatus UNESCO Global Geopark

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emperor Go-Toba deathPlace Oki Islands
Emperor Go-Toba burialPlace Oki Islands
Emperor Go-Daigo placeOfExile Oki Islands
Emperor Go-Daigo escapeFrom Oki Islands
Shimane Prefecture hasIslandGroup Oki Islands
Ōyashima hasPart Oki Islands
Go-Toba deathPlace Oki Islands
Go-Toba burialPlace Oki Islands
Oki Islands hasPart Oki Dōzen Islands
linked to: Oki Islands