Kinkasan

Island in Miyagi, Japan For other locations of the same name, see Mount Kinka (disambiguation). KinkasanNative name: Japanese: 金華山View from Oshika PeninsulaInteractive map of KinkasanGeographyLocationPacific OceanCoordinates38°17′43″N 141°34′00″E / 38.29528°N 141.56667°E / 38.29528; 141.56667ArchipelagoOshikaArea10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)Coastline25 km (15.5 mi)Highest elevation445 m (1460 ft)Highest pointKinkasanAdministrationJapanPrefectureMiyagiCityIshinomakiDemographicsPopulation6 (2004)Ethnic groupsJapanese Koganeyama Shrine on Kinkasan Island, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Kinkasan (金華山, Kinkasan; or Kinkazan) is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.

[edit] Kinkasan is 9.5 km2 (3.7 mi2) in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at 445 m (1,460 ft). It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.