Honjima

Honjima played a pivotal role in Japanese navigational history, and numerous artifacts remain from that period along with many outstanding buildings built by the highly-skilled local shipwrights and carpenters.

Transportation on the Island

Honjima Port is the only port on the island. A pleasant walk from the port will not only take you to many of the art sites but also to Siwaku Kinbansho, which served as the political center of the island for several centuries, and the historical Kasashima district with over 100 restored Edo and Meiji period buildings. The walk to Yagama is quite far and, as there are few buses.