Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima

Ōsakikamijima 大崎上島町
Town

Flag seal
Location of Ōsakikamijima in Hiroshima Prefecture
Ōsakikamijima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°16′N 132°55′E / 34.267°N 132.917°E / 34.267; 132.917
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku San'yō
Prefecture	Hiroshima Prefecture
District	Toyota
Area
• Total	43.24 km² (16.70 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2024)
• Total	6,744
• Density	160/km² (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.osakikamijima.hiroshima.jp

Ōsakikamijima (大崎上島町, Ōsakikamijima-chō) is a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Ōsakikamijima is coterminous with the island of the same name, which is one of the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea between Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture. As of March 31, 2024, the town had an estimated population of 6,744 and a density of 160 persons per km².^[1] The total area is 43.24 km².

On April 1, 2003 the towns of Ōsaki, Higashino and Kinoe, all from Toyota District, merged to form the new town of Ōsakikamijima.

Transportation

Ōsakikamijima is the largest island in Hiroshima Prefecture, yet has no fixed links to other islands or the mainland. A bridge to nearby Ōsakishimojima, which is linked with the mainland via the Akinada Island Connecting Bridges [ja], has been planned since 1972 but has yet to start construction. There are ferry services to Ōsakishimojima, Ōmishima Island, Takehara (Honshu) and Imabari (Shikoku).

Education

- Osaki Elementary School
- Higashino Elementary School
- Kinoe Elementary School
- Ōsakikamijima Junior High School
- Ōsaki Kaisei High School
- Hiroshima National College of Maritime Technology

Recently,^[when?] with the gradual migration of youth out of Osakikamijima, three of the elementary schools were combined to make Osakikamijima Elementary. All of the junior high schools were combined to make Osakikamijima Junior High.