This is a home page composed of ‘Photos of Shikanoshima’,
‘Shika Depicted in the Manyo Poems’, and
‘Origins of the Gold Seal and Other Legends.’
Take a little of your time out and enjoy yourself by learning
how the nature and culture developed.




--Contents--

Fukuoka city &
Shikanoshima map
Photos of
Shikanoshima
Manyo Poems
& Monuments
Shikanoshima
Legends
 Monument No.1 with a
 poem inscribed & photo(s)
 Monument No.1 with a poem & translation  Origins of the name of
 Shikanoshima & local
 names
 Monument No. 2, ditto  Monument No. 2, ditto    God Wadatsumi
 Monument No. 3, ditto  Monument No. 3, ditto  Undersea Palace
 Monument No. 4, ditto  Monument No. 4, ditto  Korokan Site &
 Manyo Poems
 Monument No. 5, ditto  Monument No. 5, ditto  Mongolian Invasions
 Monument No. 6, ditto  Monument No. 6, ditto    Story of Arao
 Monument No. 7, ditto  Monument No. 7, ditto    Flame Mound
 Monument No. 8, ditto  Monument No. 8, ditto 
 Monument No. 9, ditto  Monument No. 9, ditto   Municipal Ferry
Time Table
 Monument No. 10, ditto  Monument No. 10, ditto  To Sikanosima
 Shika Sea Shrine & area photo  To Hakata Pier
 Other Photos Gold Seal Views  Fares
 Arao Monument & area
 photo
 Introduction of the Gold
 Seal
 Holiday Village
 Shikanoshima & photos
 Size of the Seal How to get to Shikanoshima
 Photo of Mongol Mound  Finders  FromHakata RR station
 Photo of Ama Shrine  Excavation  From Tenjin
 Nakatsu Shrine & area
 photo
 Inscription  For motorists
 Okitsu Shrine & area
 photo
 Why found in Shikanoshima  Various transports
 Photos of Ohsaki Vista
 Point
 Photos of Shiomi Vista
 Point

Professor Sakuji Yoshimura   "Report on Shikanoshima and the Gold Seal"  
From "NEWTON Archeo", vol 112,"The Great Roman Empire - The Ancient World's Most
Powerful Nation", the Journal of Visual Archeology,Newton Press Inc., January 10, 2,000.



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