Tag: island
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Amami Islands
Travel guide to the nature-rich islands The subtropical Amami Islands are located between Kagoshima and Okinawa’s mainland. The islands are mostly wooded and home to a diverse and rare array of plants and animals. In recognition of this, the islands were designated a World Natural Heritage Site in 2021. The Amami Islands consist of eight…
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Takaikamishima
Travel Guide to the Island of Manga Art Takaikamishima Island is a tiny island in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea. It is only accessible by boat. According to the town’s website, the population was 11 as of March 2024. The 1.34-square-kilometer island has a circumference of 5.3 kilometers. There are many abandoned houses…
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Tanegashima
Travel guide to the Rocket Island Tanegashima Island is located about 20 kilometers east of Yakushima Island and about 34 kilometers southeast of the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. I traveled by ship from Kagoshima to Yakushima, and then to Tanegashima. The island is famous for the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan’s largest rocket-launching complex, which…
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Yakushima
The first natural world heritage site in Japan Yakushima is a round island located about 60 kilometers south-southwest of the Osumi Peninsula in Kyushu. It covers an area of about 504 square kilometers. There are many mountains on Yakushima, and Mt. Miyanoura-dake, at 1,936 meters, is the highest mountain in Kyushu. Moist air from the…