Meaning: やしまn. (Kanji=八州) Japan, country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asian. (Kanji=八洲) Japan, country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asian. (Alt=やじま, Kanji=矢島, Kata=ヤシマ,ヤジマ) Yashima, Yajima, Japanese family namen. (Kata=ヤシマ, Kanji=八島) Yashima, Japanese family name