Iejima

Iejima (伊江島), known in English as Ie Shima during World War II, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu peninsula on Okinawa Island. It measures 20 km around and has a population of 5,055. Most islanders live in Ie village, which has a ferry connection with the town Motobu on Okinawa Island.