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Awashima
Awashima. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Awashima is an inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, about 4.5 km northwest of the port of Takuma in the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture. The total area is 3.72 km2 with a population of 216 (as of 2015). The island was the site of a maritime school that operated from 1897 to 1987, now preserved as a museum. The former post office is the site of the Missing Post Office.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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