There are many islands in Oki.
The OkiIslands are located in the Sea of Japan, about 60km north of Shimane Prefecture. It takes about three hours by ferry or two hours by high-speed boat from Honshu, and there are more than 180 islands of various sizes.
Ama Town is the third largest island, with a population of about 2,200.
It is surprisingly large, and you cannot walk around it. The circumference of the island is about 89km, and if you just drive around the island, you can go around it in about two hours.

Oki is a region so rich in nature that the entire area has been designated as a national park, and in 2015, the geological heritage of Oki was recognized as an Oki UNESCO Global Geo park for the first time in Shimane Prefecture. Ama Town is blessed with spring water that has been selected as one of the best 100 waters in Japan, and as an island of half farming and half fishing, it has been blessed with rich resources.

Since the time when Oki was designated as the land of the distant streams, Ama Town has hosted many political and aristocratic figures. Among them, Emperor Go-Toba, who was defeated in the Jokyu Rebellion in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), spent 19 years in Ama Town and composed many waka poems.

Many haiku poets, including Kato Kimura, have visited Ama Town in admiration of the emperor, who was also known as the poet saint. In addition to traditional performing arts such as Kagura (Shinto music and dance) and folk songs, the unique culture of the island such as unique island cuisine and festivals cherished by each district are still carefully inherited.

In recent years, Ama Town has been attracting attention from all over the country for its unique initiatives, such as administrative and financial reforms, the development of local specialties, and a project to make high schools more attractive, and has welcomed more than 750 immigrants in the past 15 years, of which more than 350 are still living on the island.

Ama Town's catchphrase, "Nai mono wa nai" means that "everything we need to live is here. There is a spirit of enjoying life with wisdom and ingenuity in making the most of what is available, while cherishing the value that "it's good that we don't have it. In the area of education, the school and local residents work together to promote attractive "hometown and career education" and to"develop independent people with full of human power who can open up the future through exchanges and challenges.

There are many islands in Oki.
The OkiIslands are located in the Sea of Japan, about 60km north of Shimane Prefecture. It takes about three hours by ferry or two hours by high-speed boat from Honshu, and there are more than 180 islands of various sizes.
Ama Town is the third largest island, with a population of about 2,200.
It is surprisingly large, and you cannot walk around it. The circumference of the island is about 89km, and if you just drive around the island, you can go around it in about two hours.

Oki is a region so rich in nature that the entire area has been designated as a national park, and in 2015, the geological heritage of Oki was recognized as an Oki UNESCO Global Geo park for the first time in Shimane Prefecture. Ama Town is blessed with spring water that has been selected as one of the best 100 waters in Japan, and as an island of half farming and half fishing, it has been blessed with rich resources.

Since the time when Oki was designated as the land of the distant streams, Ama Town has hosted many political and aristocratic figures. Among them, Emperor Go-Toba, who was defeated in the Jokyu Rebellion in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), spent 19 years in Ama Town and composed many waka poems.

Many haiku poets, including Kato Kimura, have visited Ama Town in admiration of the emperor, who was also known as the poet saint. In addition to traditional performing arts such as Kagura (Shinto music and dance) and folk songs, the unique culture of the island such as unique island cuisine and festivals cherished by each district are still carefully inherited.

In recent years, Ama Town has been attracting attention from all over the country for its unique initiatives, such as administrative and financial reforms, the development of local specialties, and a project to make high schools more attractive, and has welcomed more than 750 immigrants in the past 15 years, of which more than 350 are still living on the island.

Ama Town's catchphrase, "Nai mono wa nai" means that "everything we need to live is here. There is a spirit of enjoying life with wisdom and ingenuity in making the most of what is available, while cherishing the value that "it's good that we don't have it. In the area of education, the school and local residents work together to promote attractive "hometown and career education" and to"develop independent people with full of human power who can open up the future through exchanges and challenges.