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Aminoko Destination Guide

Explore Aminoko in Japan

Aminoko in the region of Kagoshima is a place in Japan - some 797 mi or ( 1283 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Aminoko

Time in Aminoko is now 07:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yuwan, Nishi-nakama, Nakara, Naha, and Miyazaki-shi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Yuwan . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Aminoko ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Modama(Entada phaseoloides)

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This is Modama(Entada phaseoloides).This plant grows in Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.Beans of this plant is the largest in the world.This video has been recorded Modama roots.Its thickn ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Amami Islands Botanical Garden

The Amami Islands Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located on the grounds of the Amami Cultural Foundation, Yanma 811-1, Sumiyo-cho, Amami, Kagoshima, Japan. It is open daily except Tuesdays and Wednesdays; an admission fee is charged. The garden contains a collection of more than 500 types of cactus and succulents, bananas, tropical fruit trees, and a greenhouse with begonias, calathea, heliconia, orchids, etc.

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Located at 28.25 129.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Kagoshima Prefecture, Zoos in Japan

Amami Islands

The Amami Islands are a group of islands that is part of the Satsunan Islands, a group of islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago. They are part of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. They consist of: Amami Ōshima (奄美大島) Kikai-jima (喜界島) Kakeromajima (加計呂麻島) Yoroshima (与路島) Ukeshima (請島) Tokunoshima (徳之島) Okinoerabu-jima (沖永良島) Yoronjima (AKA Yorontō unofficially) (与論島) The name of Amami is probably cognate with Amamikiyo or Amamiko, a goddess often featured in Okinawan legends.

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Located at 28.27 129.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Amami Islands, Archipelagoes of Japan, Geography of Kagoshima Prefecture, Satsunan Islands

Amami Ōshima

is a semi-tropical island in the Amami Islands, which is part of the Ryukyu Archipelago in Japan. Ōshima literally means big island, and it is the largest of the Amami Islands. It lies roughly halfway between the islands of Okinawa and Kyūshū. Briefly part of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, in 1624 it was annexed by the daimyo of Satsuma. It also spent approximately seven years under American control following World War II.

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Located at 28.28 129.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Amami Islands, Geography of Kagoshima Prefecture, Islands of Japan

Shinsumiyogawa Dam

Shinsumiyogawa Dam is a dam in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1959.

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Located at 28.29 129.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1959, Dams in Kagoshima Prefecture

Naze, Kagoshima

Naze, Kagoshima was a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima, Japan. On March 20, 2006 Naze was merged with the town of Kasari, and the village of Sumiyō, both from Ōshima District, to form the new city of Amami. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 41,778 and the density of 327.31 persons per km². The total area was 127.64 km². The city was founded on July 1, 1946.

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Located at 28.37 129.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture

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