Iki Island (壱岐島, Ikinoshima) belongs to and is off the north coast of Nagasaki (prefecture).
Understand
[edit]A group of 23 remote islands in Nagasaki prefecture with a population of 28,000. All of them belong to Iki City (壱岐市 Iki-shi).
Tourist information site
[edit]The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site. Clicking on "English" leads to the prefecture's multilingual guide site.
Get in
[edit]By boat
[edit]The island is connected to the city of Fukuoka, the small town of Karatsu as well as the large island of Tsushima.
By plane
[edit]- 1 Iki Airport (壱岐空港) (IKI IATA). Has two flights a day to Nagasaki as well as a daily flight to Osaka.
Get around
[edit]A local bus company called "Iki-kotsu" provides transportation around the island.
See
[edit]- 1 Takenotsuji Mountain (岳の辻). The island's highest point at 212 meters.
Do
[edit]- 1 Iki dolphin park & resort (壱岐イルカパーク&リゾート), 〒811-5512 長崎県壱岐市勝本町東触2668-3, ☏ +81 920-42-0759.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Aeon Shopping Mall (イオン壱岐店), 〒811-5463 長崎県壱岐市芦辺町 箱崎中山触字干拓2604-2.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Bistro Masanao (ビストロまさなお), 郷ノ浦町大原触466, ☏ +81 920-47-5671. 18:00 - 23:00.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Camp Ground (壱岐出会いの村), 〒811-5103 長崎県壱岐市郷ノ浦町新田触492.