Overview
An island off Mitoyo with about 20 inhabitants, its great camphor tree the emblem of the place.
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Shishijima Island in Takuma, Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture. The population is about 20, and the island's symbol is a great camphor tree, a prefectural Natural Monument said to be over 1,200 years old. It was once a flower island with flower fields spreading across the whole island, and islanders are working to revive it. It was a filming location for the movies Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajiro no Enda and Kikansha Sensei, and highlights are the great camphor tree, the Uba lily (around July to August), Yokoo no Tsuji and the Kusu no Kura Observatory.
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