Kuroki-goshō (Kuroki Imperial Residence Site)・Hekifū-kan Museum
On the top of a small hill overlooking Beppu Bay called Mt. Tennō is Kurogi Imperial Palace, the remnants of the palace built when Emperor Godaigo was exiled to Oki. At the entrance there is an exhibit of items related to the emperor, called Hekifūkan, which lets you relive the year the emperor spent on the island until his escape as well as understand the tension at the time of his escape.
Location: Nishinoshima Island (Nishinoshima Town), Shimane Prefecture, Japan
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Yurahime Shrine - the legend of gods and squid
This ancient shrine, considered one of the top shrines in Oki during the Heian Period, is one of the four big shrines in the Oki Islands. Before the gate is a shallow bay, which is called Ika-yose no Hama (Squid Bay), where it is said that each year squid gather to ask forgiveness from the goddess enshrined there. There are engravings of squid in various places on the shrine grounds and shrine building.
Location: Nishinoshima Island (Nishinoshima Town), Shimane Prefecture, Japan