Manabeshima
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Manabeshima (真鍋島, Manabe-shima) is an island in the Seto Inland Sea, part of the municipality of Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 1.49 square kilometers (0.57 square miles) and is one of the seven inhabited islands of the Kasaoka Islands group. The island's main commercial activity is fishing.
The island has come to international prominence due to its location as a film set and as the subject of a graphic narrative "Manabe Shima, Island Japan" by illustrator Florent Chavouet first published in France in 2010.
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