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Explore Asama in Japan

Asama in the region of Kagoshima is a town in Japan - some 835 mi or ( 1344 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Asama is now 10:24 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Shiroi, Shikaura, Omonawa, Nakayama, and Naha. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Shiroi . Where to go and what to see in Asama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ōshima District, Kagoshima

Ōshima District, Kagoshima is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the March 20, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 78,882 and a density of 84.4 persons per km². The total area is 934.10 km².

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Located at 27.81 128.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Districts in Kagoshima Prefecture

Tokunoshima

is an island in the Amami Islands of southwestern Japan. Administratively it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture. Three towns are located on the island: Tokunoshima, Isen, and Amagi. It is about halfway between Kagoshima on the southern end of Kyūshū and Okinawa's main island. It is home to a deadly snake known as the habu (which exists on several other islands), a rare and prehistoric black rabbit, and a unique form of bullfighting called Tōgyū.

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Located at 27.77 128.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Amami Islands, Geography of Kagoshima Prefecture, Islands of Japan

Tokunoshima, Kagoshima

Tokunoshima, Kagoshima is a town in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. It is located on the island of Tokunoshima. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 12,656 and the density of 121 persons per km². The total area of the city is 104.87 km². Shigechiyo Izumi (June 29, 1865 – February 21, 1986) is the person with the second longest recorded human lifespan in history, after Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. He was born in Tokunoshima and died at the age of 120 years 237 days.

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Located at 27.77 129.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Towns in Kagoshima Prefecture

Toyama Maru

Toyama Maru (富山丸) was a 7,089-ton Japanese troop transport during World War II. On June 29, 1944, Toyama Maru was transporting over 6,000 men of the Japanese 44th Independent Mixed Brigade when she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Sturgeon in the Nansei Shoto, off Taira Jima, Japan, at position 27º47´N, 129º05´E. There were only about 600 survivors, making the sinking of the Toyama Maru one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

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Located at 27.78 129.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Operation Iceberg, Ships sunk by American submarines, World War II merchant ships of Japan

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