Kochijima Island
河内島／Kochijima
- prefectural natural park
Details
Kochijima is an island in the Kozagawa River composed of igneous rock. There is no shrine nor a torii gate on the island, but the island itself is worshipped as a deity. On the day of the Kozagawa Kouchi Festival (nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property), a decorated whale boat cruises around the island, and the Koza Lion Dance is performed on the opposite bank of the river.
| Address | Kozagawa-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken |
| Traffic Access | Short walk from "Utsugi" bus stop on the Furusato Bus Ogawa Line and Honkawa Line of the Kozagawa Town Community Bus. |
| Cultural Heritage | Prefectural natural park |
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