Kinkasan

Kinkasan is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.

Geography

Kinkasan is in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at.
It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.

History

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