Kii Ōshima
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Kii Ōshima (紀伊大島?) is an island lying 1.8 km off Shiono Point, the tip of the Kii Peninsula and the southernmost point of Honshū, Japan. It falls under the administration of the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture. About 2000 people live on Kii Ōshima.
The island has an area of 9.66 km² and measures 26 km around. It east-west extent is 8 km, and its north-south extent is 2.5 km.
A series of three arch bridges connects Kii Ōshima to Honshū. The road over the bridges opened to through traffic on September 8, 1999.
The Japan-U.S. Friendship Memorial Hall on the island commemorates the visit of the trade vessel Lady Washington in 1791. Captain John Kendrick and crew were the first to visit Japan from the young nation.
The town of Kushimoto operates the two schools on the island. They are Ōshima Elementary School and Ōshima Middle School.
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