Amami Oshima sits between Kyushu and Okinawa, a subtropical island with UNESCO-listed forests. Mangrove kayaking, traditional mud-dyeing (dorozome), and empty beaches define the experience. The Amami black rabbit lives in these forests and nowhere else on Earth.
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Amami Ōshima
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Subtropical island south of Kagoshima with Japan's second-largest mangrove forest, pristine beaches, and rare wildlife.
Miyakozaki Cape
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Miyakozaki Cape is an elevated promontory on the western coast of Amami Oshima.
Hoshino Cave
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Explore stalactite caves on this remote coral island 400km east of Okinawa, with underground lakes and unique geology.
Sakibaru Beach
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Amami beach at Japan's first discovered meteorite crater site, prized for swimming and snorkeling in clear waters.
Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum
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A small museum on Amami Oshima dedicated to Tanaka Isson, who left the mainland art world to paint the island's subtropical flora and fauna in vivid, obsessive detail.
Kinsakubaru National Forest
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The Kinsakubaru National Forest is one of the natural highlights of Amami-Oshima, showcasing the wide spectrum of endemic plant and animal life on the island.
Wanjo Beach
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Okinoerabu Island is the second most southerly of the Amami Islands and is located between Tokunoshima and Yoron Island.
Cape Inutabu
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Cape Inutabu, the westernmost spot on Tokunoshima Island, offers a sweeping view of the geological formation that dominates the western coast of the island.