Tokara Islands
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The Tokara Islands is a group of islands in part of the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Nansei Islands. The whole island group belongs to Toshima Village
, Kagoshima Prefecture
, Japan
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The Tokara Islands were traditionally known as the Seven (七島, Shichitō).
Toshima, Kagoshima
is a village located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The village encompasses the whole Tokara Islands. The village office is located in Kagoshima City outside the village....
, Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Main islands
- KuchinoshimaKuchinoshimais a volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Nansei Islands, Japan. It is one of the islands in Toshima village. The island had 140 inhabitants as of 2004....
- NakanoshimaNakanoshima (Kagoshima)is a volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Nansei Islands, Japan. It is the largest and most populous island of the islands in Toshima village. The island had 167 inhabitants as of 2004....
- Gajajima （unpopulated）
- Kogajajima （unpopulated）
- Tairajima
- SuwanosejimaSuwanosejimais a volcanic island with a population of about fifty located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Nansei Islands, Japan. It is 8 km long and is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan. It belongs to the village of Toshima in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan...
- AkusekijimaAkusekijimais a volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands in part of the Nansei Islands, Japan. Most of the island is surrounded by steep cliffs. Access to the island is limited to the "Ferry Toshima", which only runs twice a week and takes 11 hours from Kagoshima....
- Kojima （unpopulated）
- Kotakarajima
- TakarajimaTakarajima, literally "treasure island", is one of the Tokara Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. Population: 116. Area: 7.14 km²....
- Kaminonejima （unpopulated）
- YokoatejimaYokoatejimais a 3.5 km long volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Nansei Islands, Japan. Historical documents at the end of the Edo Period mention ash plumes from Yokoatejima.- References :*...
（unpopulated）
The Tokara Islands were traditionally known as the Seven (七島, Shichitō).