It consists Etajima, floats in the Hiroshima bay of the Hiroshima prefecture southwest. From Hiroshima city sea about 7km, from Kure city there is a position of sea about 6km. Kure city, it is tied by two bridges. In 2004,4 towns of Etajima Cho, Nomi Cho, Okimi Cho and Ogaki Cho combined and Etajima city was formed.