Ama, Shimane Prefecture, Chūgoku Region, Japan
🇯🇵 Ama (海士町, Ama-chō) is a town located on Nakanoshima, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town had an estimated population density of 68 persons per km². The total area was 33.50 km² (13 sq mi).
History Ama was part of the ancient Oki Province, and the island consisted of a single district, also called Ama, and three villages. Emperor Go-Toba, defeated in the Jōkyū War in 1221, was exiled to the Oki Islands, and lived in Ama for 19 years until his death in 1239. Oki Shrine was built in 1939 to commemorate the 700th year of his death.
Geography Ama occupies all of the island of Nakanoshima, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with a number of offshore uninhabited islands and rocks. Much of the island is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park.
Demographics Ama came under the control of the Matsue Domain in the Edo period, and was divided into seven villages. After the Meiji restoration, the Oki Islands became part of Tottori Prefecture in 1871, but were transferred to Shimane Prefecture in 1881. Ama Village was established in 1904. Its population peaked in 1950 with 6,986 inhabitants, and has declined ever since. It was raised to town status on
Economy The town economy is primarily based on agriculture and commercial fishing.
Asia/Tokyo/Shimane
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🇯🇵 Shikokuchūō 133.553
Locations Near: Ama 133.1,36.1
🇯🇵 Matsue 133.062,35.436 d: 73.9
🇯🇵 Yonago 133.333,35.433 d: 77.1
🇯🇵 Izumo 132.758,35.36 d: 87.9
🇯🇵 Tottori 134.235,35.496 d: 122.4
🇯🇵 Miyoshi 132.846,34.813 d: 145
🇯🇵 Tsuyama 134.007,35.062 d: 141.6
🇯🇵 Sōja 133.733,34.667 d: 169.4
Antipodal to: Ama -46.9,-36.1
🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 19357.3
🇧🇷 Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 19319.2
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 19244.3
🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 19233.2
🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 19231
🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 19228.1
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19228.8
🇧🇷 Canoas -51.183,-29.915 d: 19220.1
🇧🇷 Sapucaia do Sul -51.146,-29.842 d: 19214.6
🇧🇷 São Leopoldo -51.149,-29.772 d: 19207.6