Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
153km²
Area
171km
Coastline
817m
Highest point
Mount Hoshigajō
27°C
Warmest sea
August
444km
To the mainland
When to go to Shōdo Island
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in August (27 °C) and coolest in February (13 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to October.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Seto Inland Sea, Japan
Shōdo Island is an island in Japan. It covers 153 km², with 171 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Hoshigajō, rises to 817 m. The nearest mainland is 444 km away.
Getting there
- Takamatsu Airport (TAK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at KIX airport (Osaka)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesTonosho-Karato(Teshima)-Ieura(Teshima)-Uno, Jumbo Ferry (Kobe - Takamatsu), Jumbo Ferry (Kobe - Sakate - Takamatsu)
- 444 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Shōdo Island.
- 16beaches
- 15viewpointsDofuchi Strait, Nakayama Terraced Rice Fields, Utsukushinohara Highlands and 12 more
- 4lighthouses
- 18ferry terminalsTonosho Ferry Terminal, kokusai ryoubi ferry Ikedako and 16 more
- 9marinas
- 14named peaksMt. Hoshigajo and 13 more
- 1waterfalls
- 4campsitesDutch Pancake Camping, Taihama Beach and Camping Site, Kobe Beach and camping site and 1 more
- 15hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 34restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Shōdo Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Shōdo Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
27.0°C
Kōno-ura
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 198 m above the sea. 62 % of it is below 200 m.
- 24 %0–50 m
- 38 %50–200 m
- 28 %200–500 m
- 10 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Horikoshi13,870 people
- Tonoshō12,915 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 56 | 70 | 97 | 105 | 134 | 188 | 213 | 148 | 193 | 147 | 74 | 72 |
| Wet days | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −1.2 | −1.9 | −2.2 | −1.6 | −0.4 | +0.6 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.7 |
| 2021 | −2.3 | −3.1 | −2.8 | −1.3 | −0.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.1 | −1.2 |
| 2022 | −3.4 | −4.3 | −3.3 | −0.9 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | −0.4 |
| 2023 | −2.8 | −3.0 | −1.7 | −0.7 | +0.1 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | −0.6 |
| 2024 | −2.4 | −2.9 | −3.2 | −1.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +1.1 | −0.9 |
| 2025 | −3.1 | −4.4 | −4.0 | −2.4 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +0.6 | −0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2166413) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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