Taka-shima Island
Manai Well
A Well From Which It is Believed Emperor Jimmu Drew Water
Halfway Mt. Kamiura is a well called the Manai Well. It is said that Emperor Jimmu drew water from that well to offer to the heavenly gods.
Beside it stands a stone monument on which is inscribed a poem composed by Empress Dowager Eisho.
Mt. Kamiura
As with the Manai Well, there are legends involving Emperor Jimmu and Mt. Kamiura nearby. Its summit forms a lookout from which the beauty of the many islands in the Seto Inland Sea can be enjoyed.
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Overview
| Address | Taka-shima, Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan 714-0035 |
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| Access | From the Sumiyoshi Boarding Dock at Kasaoka Port, take the regular passenger vessel (Sanyo Kisen) and travel 25 minutes (ordinary ship) to Taka-shima Port. |