Kinkasan

For other locations of the same name, see Mount Kinka (disambiguation).

Kinkasan (金華山, Kinkasan; or Kinkazan) is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.^[1]

Kinkasan

Native name: Japanese: 金華山
View from Oshika Peninsula
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	38°17′43″N 141°34′00″E
Archipelago	Oshika
Area	10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Coastline	25 km (15.5 mi)
Highest elevation	445 m (1460 ft)
Highest point	Kinkasan
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Miyagi
City	Ishinomaki
Demographics
Population	6 (2004)
Ethnic groups	Japanese

Koganeyama Shrine on Kinkasan Island, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

Geography

Kinkasan is 9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi) in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at 445 m (1,460 ft).^[1]

It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.^[2]

History

There is a shrine on the island, called Koganeyama-jinja, which dates from the 8th century.^[3]