鬼(おに)ヶ島(しま)

おにがしま

noun (proper)

Onigashima; the ogres' island (in Momotaro)

culture proper-noun place-name

1. Onigashima; the ogres' island

In the folk tale of Momotaro, the island where the ogres live and from which Momotaro brings back their treasure.

桃太郎(ももたろう)は鬼(おに)ヶ島(しま)へ鬼退治(おにたいじ)に行(い)った。

Momotaro went to Onigashima to defeat the ogres.

犬(いぬ)と猿(さる)と雉(きじ)を連(つ)れて、桃太郎(ももたろう)は鬼(おに)ヶ島(しま)に向(む)かった。

Taking a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant with him, Momotaro set off for Onigashima.

鬼(おに)を退治(たいじ)した桃太郎(ももたろう)は、鬼(おに)ヶ島(しま)から宝物(たからもの)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)った。

After defeating the ogres, Momotaro brought their treasure back from Onigashima.

Also written 鬼(おに)が島(しま); the ヶ is read が.

Common collocations

鬼(おに)ヶ島(しま)へ鬼退治(おにたいじ)に行(い)く: to go to Onigashima to fight the ogres (the stock phrase of the tale)
鬼(おに)ヶ島(しま)の宝物(たからもの): the ogres' treasure

Cultural note

Every Japanese child knows the story of 桃太郎(ももたろう). 女木島(めぎじま) in Kagawa Prefecture promotes itself as the original Onigashima, with a large cave said to be the ogres' lair.

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Added 2026.10.11 3:51 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:53

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