Yashima
Takamatsu City Office Yashima Branch Office
Takamatsu City Office Yashima Branch Office
Yashima is located in Japan
Yashima
Yashima
Coordinates: 34°20′37.4″N 134°6′4.8″E / 34.343722°N 134.101333°E / 34.343722; 134.101333
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
PrefectureKagawa Prefecture
CityTakamatsu
Area
  Total10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
  Total21,115
  Density2,022.51/km2 (5,238.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)

Yashima (屋島地区, Yashima chiku) is a district of Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. At the summit, an observation deck can be found overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and the city of Takamatsu. The mountain is also noted for Yashima-ji, the 84th temple of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

Yashima was also a decisive battleground in the Genpei War (1180–1185) between the Taira and Minamoto clans.

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