Ōshima
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Ōshima (Japanese: 大島) is the name of several places in Japan. It means "big island."
[edit] Places
- Amami Oshima in Kagomisha Prefecture
- Izu Oshima, one of the Izu Islands in Tokyo
- Kii Ōshima in Wakayama Prefecture
- Nii Oshima, part of Niihama in Ehime Prefecture
- Oshima Subprefecture, a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture
- Oshima Subprefecture (Tokyo)
- Oshima District, Kagoshima
- Oshima District, Yamaguchi
- Oshima, Fukuoka in Munakata District
- Oshima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura), village in Kitamatsura district
- Oshima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi), town in Nishisonogi district
- Oshima, Niigata
- Oshima, Toyama
- Oshima, Yamaguchi, a former town in Oshima District, Yamaguchi, now part of Suooshima, Yamaguchi
[edit] People
- Hiroshi Oshima, Japanese ambassador to Nazi Germany during World War II
- Michiru Oshima, a Japanese composer
- Naoto Oshima, former character designer for SEGA
- Towa Oshima, manga artist
- Tsutomu Ohshima, chief instructor of Shotokan Karate of America
