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An island off Usuki.
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Kuroshima is an island in Usuki Bay, Usuki, Oita Prefecture. It is about 300 m from Sashiu Coast, with a circumference of about 3 km, an elevation of 27 m and an area of about 5 ha. It is designated Nippo Coast Quasi-National Park. It is famous as a swimming beach and campground, and Kuroshima Swimming Beach was selected by the Ministry of the Environment for the Top 100 Pleasant Bathing Beaches. It is also the place where the ship De Liefde, carrying William Adams (Miura Anjin) and Jan Joosten, is said to have drifted ashore on March 16, Keicho 5 (April 19, 1600).
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