Aoshima

It's an island in the sea. It has a temple on it and can be accessed by a bridge.青 Ao means blue, but can also mean green ( The traffic lights use Ao and their lights are green)-shima 岛 means Island. So blue island. So far, this is the most beautiful beach I've seen in Japan ,although I have not gone to Okinawa yet. The temple is dedicated to Yamasachi-hiko the god of mountain products, the grandfather of the legendary Emperor Jimmu. The legend goes that Yamasachi-jiko came down from the mountain to try fishing with his brother, but lost the fishing rod that he had lent him. While looking for it he met the god of the sea and ended up marrying one of his daughters.