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Southern Islands in Kagoshima (prefecture)
Southern Islands in Kagoshima (prefecture)
In addition to the mainland, Kagoshima includes a spray of subtropical islands open to travelers looking for island adventures, extending south to and culturally strongly influenced by Okinawa. The northernmost group is the Ōsumi Islands (大隈諸島 Ōsumi Shotō):
Kuchinoerabu ? active volcanoes, hot springs and fishing
Mishima Islands ? three small but very volcanic islands a short hop from Kagoshima City
Tanegashima ? home to Japan's largest spaceport
Yakushima ? looming subtropical island with ageless giant cedar forests, its own unique variety of deer and monkeys, and some of the tallest mountain peaks in the Kyushu area.
Next are the tiny and off-the-radar Tokara Islands （吐噶喇列島）.
These are followed by the much larger but still sparsely populated Amami Islands（奄美諸島）:
Amami Oshima - the largest island in both area and population.
Kikai -
Tokunoshima -
Okinoerabujima - small island home to hundreds of caves and impressive coasts.
Yoron - a tiny and quiet beach paradise.
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