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Uken Destination Guide

Explore Uken in Japan

Uken in the region of Kagoshima is a place in Japan - some 797 mi or ( 1282 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Uken is now 03:41 AM (Friday) . 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: Yui, Shinokawa, Otana, Naon, and Naha. Since you are here already, consider visiting Yui . Where to go and what to see in Uken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 12 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 15 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1959, Dams in Kagoshima Prefecture

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 18 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Kagoshima Prefecture, Zoos in Japan

List of shipwrecks in March 1945

The list of shipwrecks in March 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1945.

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Located at 28.17 129.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Lists of shipwrecks by year, Maritime incidents in 1945

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