Shikanoshima Island 志賀島 is an island in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The greatest point of this island is definitely the marvelous ocean! Located just at the shoe of the Hakata Bay, Shikanoshima Island is connected to the Kyushu mainland by sandbank.
The island is known as the spot where the Gold Seal of the King of Na, a national treasure, was discovered. The island is about 11 kilometres.
On the hill that commands a view of Hakata Bay, two farmers found the golden seal in 1784. The area was developed into a park to commemorate the discovery, and designated Kin-in Park. According to Chinese chronicles, about 2,000 years ago, the Emperor Guangwu of Han, a dynasty of ancient China, granted an envoy from Japan a golden block seal, which was to be presented to the envoy’s king. The seal was engraved with the characters 漢委奴国王.
From the mainland, the sandbank provides easy access by car, railway and bus (via Umi-no-nakamichi), and ferries from Hakata Futo. It is an ideal destination for a short trip to explore the abundance of nature, beautiful scenery as well as some historic sites of old shrines and stone monuments.
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