Kinkasan

Kinkasan (金華山), is a small island in Miyagi Prefecture in north-eastern Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean approximately one kilometer off the Oshika Peninsula.

Geography
Kinkasan is 9.5 km2 in area, and its highest point is the pyramid-shaped Mount Kinka, which stands at 445 m.

It can be reached by ferry from Ishinomaki.

History
There is a shrine on the island, called Koganeyama-jinja, which dates from the 8th century.