Shiju Island

Turner Island

Original Text

It's an island that appeared in the novel Bochan. If you don't go early, it will not deteriorate. It is a small island that can only be seen now. It seems that there are people who planted pine trees on this island. It's nice. It is about a 15-minute walk from Umezuji Station on the Iyotetsu Takahama Line. On the way, when you climb the mountain, you will find statues of Akiyama and his friends.

Kojima, a famous island appearing in "Bochan"

Original Text

On the way from Matsuyama sightseeing port to Takahama station of iyotetsu, a small island nearby can be seen from the road along the coast. In Soseki Natsume's "Bochan", Bochan, who was invited by a red shirt and Nodaiko and reluctantly went fishing in the sea, was frustrated by the two pedantic conversations that named Kojima "Turner Island" and entered the pleasure. Appeared in the scene I am doing. It's a very small island, but the sight of a ship on the life route leaving Takahama Port passing by is a little picture. Taking advantage of this story, ... a few years ago.

it's farther than i thought, smaller.

Original Text

The island appears in Natsume Soseki's novel, but it is farther than I expected and is small. It is quite difficult because you will have to drive through a narrow road to the place where you can see the opposite bank.

A idyllic island floating in iyo Nada

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I went there when I went cycling around Shikoku on Silver Week in September 2010. Good points It's not a tourist destination that you bother to go out, but it's a quiet place with a small rocky island floating in the sea and a signboard. If you are a Bochan fan, I would like to go there once. I think it's a good idea to set it not only on Tana Island alone, but also around No. 52 ､ No. 53 Fudasho and sightseeing with the Akiyama Brothers statue. If you are a railroad fan, please stop by Takahama Station on the Matsuyama Railway ...

Common name Turner Island

Original Text

It is an island that appears in a single frame in Natsume Soseki's representative novel "Bochan". In this novel, it was named Turner Island, another name. It still remains. Shiki Masaoka also sings this island in haiku. The point to see is that you can see it safestly from the pier of Takahama Port in front of Iyo Railway Takahama Station. There is Takahama sightseeing port in a place with a similar name, but please be careful because you can't see it from here. Moreover, it is confusing because there is an island that is similar. ...