Shika Island

Panorama view of South-West Shika Island from ferry on Hakata Bay

A view of the entire Hakata Bay from Shiomi-kōen Park Observation Deck

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is an island located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is famous for being the place where the Gold Seal of the King of Na, was found, and holding Shikaumi Shrine [ja] the ancestral shrine of the Azumi people. The island has a circumference of about 11 kilometers and is linked to the mainland via a causeway called Umi no Nakamichi (road).

Two farmers found the golden seal on a hill overlooking Hakata Bay in 1784. The area was made into a park called Kin-in Park to celebrate the discovery. The seal is known as the Golden Seal of the King of Na and is a national treasure. Chinese records state that about 2,000 years ago, Emperor Guangwu of the Han dynasty gave a golden seal to a Japanese envoy to present to their king. The seal had the characters 「漢委奴国王」"(Han wa na koku-ō"), which means "[From the King of] Han, presented to the King of Nakoku". The seal is now kept at the Fukuoka City Museum.

A notable person from the island is Yūki Yoda, a member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46..^[2]

It is home to Shikaumi Shrine [ja]