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Tobishima
Tobishima. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Tobishima (飛島), is an inhabited island located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The island, 2.75 km² in area, had 158 inhabitants as of 2020. The island has no airport, and access is normally by ferry to the city of Sakata on the mainland. The islanders are dependent mainly on commercial fishing and seasonal tourism.

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

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