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Chibu Village
Shimane Prefecture · Village
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Chibu Village, the only village in Shimane Prefecture, consists of Chiburijima and other islands in the far south of the Oki Islands. The island is named after a god of navigation, and it prospered as a port where Kitamae ships waited for wind. Akahage-yama and the Chibu Sekiheki cliffs belong to the Oki UNESCO Global Geopark, and cattle graze here.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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National parks in this village
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Other municipalities in Shimane Prefecture
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