'Oki' (éš å²) is the name of a group of 'islands' (éš å²è«¸å³¶ ''Oki shotÅ'') in the
Sea of Japan, 40 to 80 km north from the coast of
Honshū. They are part of
Shimane Prefecture,
Japan. Prior to the establishment of the
prefectures, they comprised
Oki Province. The present-day
Oki District encompasses these
islands.
The islands include
Okinoshima,
Nakanoshima,
Nishinoshima,
DÅgo and
Chiburijima.
Both
Emperor Go-Toba and
Emperor Go-Daigo were exiled to Oki.
Oki Airport (OKI), a Class III facility with a 2000
m runway[1], is in
Okinoshima, the most populous town on these islands. It provides air service to
Osaka International Airport ("Itami", ITM) and
Izumo Airport (IZO).
On
October 1,
2004, the town of
Saigō and the villages of
Fuse,
Goka and
Tsuma were administratively merged into the town of
Okinoshima.
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