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  • Amami Park
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    4.0
    189 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Amamishi Kasarichousetta 1834
    The Amami Park is just a five-minute bus ride from the Amami Airport. This Amami Islands park is centered around the Tanaka Isson Museum, a Japanese artist, and introduces his works depicting the natural beauty and life of Amami. The park is also the home of the Amami no Sato exhibition center which displays the nature and village life of Amami Islands through scale model exhibits and videos. In the Nature and Culture Center, the Amami no Sato, one can enjoy the Ocean Path, the Island Path and the Forest Path exhibits, and the Amami Theater with high definition videos with surround sound acoustics. The Amami corner is set up as an introduction to the many islands while multiple events are held in the indoor event hall hosts multiple events and amphitheater hosts outdoor events.

    Tanaka Isson, my favorite artist is probably Paul Gauguin of Japan. Art gallery in the park is the largest collection on Earth. Rare arts from the age of 8 as well as iconic fish & lobsters. Also...

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  • Ohama Seaside Park
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    4.0
    173 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kimotsukigunminamiosumichou Nejimeyamamoto 6868
    This is a very popular leisure spot full of abundant natural scenery even among Amami Oshima Island. The park includes the Amami Kaiyo Museum (Maritime Museum), which introduces the types of animals inhabiting the waters adjacent to Amami Oshima Island, and Ohama Beach, which allows visitors to enjoy the cobalt blue ocean, white sandy beach, and coral reefs. In the center of the park is Kaigara Stage Hiroba, an amphitheater with a large seashell shape that serves as a venue for outdoor events, and in the bathhouse there are showers, toilets and coin lockers available. It’s also worth seeing the sun set as it sinks down in the East China Sea.

    White sandy beach 1.5 hours drive from the airport. We loved the sunset . It was very quiet and peaceful. Would love to visit in May or June, when we could swim and snorkel.

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  • Kuroshio no Mori Mangrove Park
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    4.0
    109 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Amamishi Sumiyouchouishihara 478
    A vast, primeval mangrove located a 70-minute drive from Amami Airport where visitors can come in contact with nature and enjoy outdoor activities year-round. In 2001, the mangrove was registered as part of the Roadside Station Amami Oshima Sumiyo facility. The second largest mangrove in Japan, the area is a habitat for rare plants and animals, including the Ryukyu ayu, a fish which has followed a unique evolutionary path. Canoeing through the thick mangrove is a particularly popular activity here. There’s also an outdoor recreation and relaxation space and an observatory offering a sweeping view of the primeval mangrove.

    マングローブカヌー体験付きのツアーを捜して、ツアーに参加。二人ともカヌーは初めて、若い時ならいざ知らず、いい歳して-？一寸不安いっぱいでした。 サンダル、救命胴衣を付け、簡単なカヌー操作の説明と注意事項を受けてさあ-二人乗りのカヌーに乗船。インストラクターが水中に入って乗り込む時にカヌーがひっくり返ら無い様におさえる手助けを受けて、初めての二人無事乗船。当日干潮時だったので川の流れが「そこそこ速い...

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  • Amami Forestpolis
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Yamatoson Naon
    "This forest park that is about 20 hectares large is located at the foot of Mt. Yuwandake, the highest peak on Amami Oshima Island. There is a ""Fureai Zone"" where you can play in an adventure playground, a ""Waterfront Zone"" where you can see insects and aquatic animals in the pond and plaza, and a ""Mountain Stream Zone"" centered on Materiya Waterfall. There is also a campground where you can do sports training and learn about nature. You can enjoy Amami's first official grand golf course on the vast site empty-handed because you can rent golf clubs."

    マテリアの滝を見に行った後、 名音方面に向かう途中に偶然通りました。 １月下旬はちょうど桜が満開のシーズンで、 一面がピンクに染まっていました。 名音方面は、道が悪いので通ったことを後悔したくらいなので、 大和方面に戻ることをお勧めします。

  • Tokunoshima Fruit Garden
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Tokunoshimacho San 1166-118
    Located about a 20-minute drive from Tokunoshima Airport, this botanical garden is where you can enjoy about 110 kinds of tropical plants. In the vast garden, many tropical plants bloom and bear fruit throughout the year. You can appreciate beautiful flowers and tropical plants such as pineapple, guava and passion fruit, as well as interact with ponies and goats. There is also a restaurant where you can experience the unique island cuisine of Tokunoshima in the garden, so you can enjoy the peaceful space as well as appreciate the plants. You can also enjoy shopping in the specialty section on the second floor of the store.

    畦プリンスビーチ近くの食堂。 ボリューム満点の鶏飯が最高に美味しい。パイナップルやシークニンジュースも美味しかったです。

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  • Aqua Dive Kohollo
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Setouchicho Kunetsu 820-3
    This company, located in the hamlet of Kunetsu along the Oshima Straits, provides experiences that give visitors a generous sampling of the attractions of the subtropical island of Amami Oshima Island, including snorkeling tours and nature experiences. Snorkelers are taken to a spot five minutes by boat from the harbor, and thanks to careful support from the company's employees, even customers who cannot swim can enjoy snorkeling with confidence. The diving spot, which faces the open sea, has exceptionally clear water, allowing visitors to enjoy dynamic underwater landforms. Every year, from December to April, visitors have an opportunity to swim with the humpback whales that come here to raise their young.

    If youre in Amami, going diving, snorkeling or whale watching with Kohollo is a must do! This was the highlight of my time in Amami. The owners are the kindest people (speak a bit of English too...

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  • Kariyushi Live Music Cafe
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Yoroncho Chabana 130
    Located about a five-minute walk from Chabana City, this cafe is run by Kariyushi Band from Yoron Island, which also holds live events overseas. You can enjoy the music of Kariyushi Band, the island's local songs and Okinawan folk songs, as well as the drinks and original cuisine of the island. The time spent with powerful live music will surely become a special night on the island to remember. It can be used by wheelchair users, individuals or families, and for private parties and events depending on the budget.

    以前の場所から移転して、少し茶花の中心街からは外れました。 バンドの前で飲めや踊れや、のどんちゃん騒ぎは熱いヨロンの想い出作りにもってこいですね。

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  • Okidomari Kaihin Park
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    Kagoshima Pref. Oshimagunchinachou Shimojiro
    The white sands of the park’s 400 meter long beach and the emerald waters of the sea contrast beautifully. Popular for swimming and camping, the park is outfitted with a variety of facilities, including toilets, showers, and a cookhouse. The park is also designated a Amami Gunto Quasi-National Park Type One Special Region and as a natural habitat for the tropical textile screw pine is a designated Cultural Property. The area was filmed in the movie Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla as the location where Godzilla makes landfall. Approximately 45 minutes by car from Okinoerabu Airport.
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  • Amami Gunto National Park
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    Kagoshima prefecture
    This is the 34th national park located in the southern region of Kagoshima Prefecture with a theme of “the sub-tropical island full of life.” The largest national sub-tropical evergreen forest is situated in the Amami Gunto (Amami Islands) with high temperatures and humidity and is home to a variety of wildlife such as the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi). Some of the wonderful activities include exploring the picturesque seaside scenery, canoe experiences in the mangroves, diving, as well as looking at the sea from glass-bottom boats.
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  • Hotel Big Marine Amami
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Nagahamacho 27-1
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  • Homba Amami Oshima Tsumugi Dorozome Park
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Itsubugachi 727
    "Amami Oshima pongee is one of Japan's most famous types of silk fabric as well as an important part of Amami Oshima's culture. The silk thread is dyed using a special technique called ""dorozome,"" which gives it a beautiful black luster. This park was built in order to preserve the fields from which the mud used in the dorozome dyeing process, which park visitors can watch. The park also offers dorozome classes in which participants can dye items such as T-shirts and handkerchiefs. The activity, which is guided by experienced dyers, is a great way to experience a part of the traditional culture of Amami Oshima."
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  • Ogamiyama Park
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi
    This park is located on Mt. Ogami, the symbol of Naze City, at the top of a promenade of uphill slopes and steps. It features a scenic plaza, a stone memorial commemorating the return of the islands to Japan, a playground, and more. Visitors can enjoy a sweeping view of downtown Naze City and Naze Bay. A stone memorial engraved with a poem and a bust of Horo Izumi, the father of the return of the Amami Islands to Japan, have been erected in the park's Memorial Plaza. There is no parking, so visitors must use one of the paid parking lots near the shopping arcade.
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  • Amami Ocean Exhibition Hall
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Koshuku Ohama 701-1
    "This aquarium and museum has a theme of ""the coexistence of the ocean and people."" Visitors can learn about the deep connection between the lifestyle of the people of the Amami Islands and the ocean from a wide range of exhibits. A large aquarium modeled after the underwater terrain of the ocean around the Amami Islands exhibits sea turtles, sharks, tropical fish unique to the islands, and more. A number of small aquariums offer an up-close view of shrimp, crab, and other familiar sea creatures. Another exhibit hall covers subjects such as the ecology of corals and coastal vegetation. Visitors can also try handcrafting an original item from coral, sand, seashells, and other materials."
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  • Amami City Amami Museum
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Nagahamacho 517
    This museum opened in 1987 as the first general museum in the Amami Islands. It conducts investigative research and the collection and preservation of artifacts in order to understand the nature, history, culture, and of the Amami Islands. The museum underwent a complete renovation in 2019. The ocean-themed first floor features exhibits on boats and fishing in the Amami Islands, live specimens of Amami Oshima's rare native wildlife, and more. The second floor features hands-on exhibits such as looms and sugar cane presses that teach visitors about the lifestyle of the Amami Islands. The museum also features outdoor exhibits including a relocated and restored traditional Amami home and elevated storehouse.
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  • LIVE BOX MA・YASCO
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Irifunecho 22-9
    "This bar is located down Yanigawa-dori Street, the biggest shopping district on Amami Oshima Island. The building, which faces Naze Port, is notable for its exposed concrete exterior. It attracts music-lovers from all over island and beyond. ""Mayasuko"" means ""Ryukyu scops owl"" in the local dialect. The bar was so-named in the hope that it ""be a space that will continue to stay open all night and bring luck, just like an owl."" The bar is equipped with guitars, basses, a piano, and microphones, giving it a music studio-like atmosphere. It holds events with musical guests from around the country on an irregular basis. The bar is best described as being like the clubroom of a school music club that attracts music-lovers from around the world."
  • Amami Nature Center
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Wakocho 12-8
    This tour guide service offers eco tours such as birdwatching, night animal watching, and forest walking on Amami Oshima Island. Each tour is designed to minimize the ecological impact on the island's nature based on the nature observation experience of its guides and on investigative research. Their popular forest walking tours allow participants to explore places such as the virgin forests of Kinsakubaru, which will have you thinking you have traveled back in time to a primeval era, as well as Mt. Yuwan, the highest peak on the island. Tour plans aimed at observing the Amami rabbit, an endangered species found only on the islands of Amami Oshima Island and Tokunoshima Island, are growing increasingly popular. Please note that Amami rabbit sightings cannot be guaranteed due to its status as a protected species.
  • Hyakunodai National Park
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Kikaicho Kadon 2279
    The highest plateau on Kikaijima Island, Hyakunodai, is 203 meters above sea level. It is a coral reef plateau that extends over about 700 hectares at the center of the island. The view from the observation deck affords a panorama that gives visitors a sense of the curvature of the Earth and lets them look down upon an emerald sea ringed by coral reef, cultivated fields of sugar cane, and peaceful hamlets. This plateau is said to have been underwater as recently as 120,000 years ago, and it is considered one of the ten great sights of Amami. In 2017, it was designated a national park.
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  • Muchakana Park
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Kikaicho Onotsu
    "A park located a twenty-minute drive from Kikai Airport. Part of the Amami Island folksong ""Mucha Kana Bushi"" takes place in the hamlet of Onotsu on Kikaijima Island. The park was created in honor of Mucha, a woman of the era when the island was part of the Satsuma Domain. The park is located on an upland that overlooks the hamlet of Onotsu and contains a plaque in honor of Mucha Kana and the grave of her mother Uratomi (Masu Kana). According to the tragic story, island women jealous of Mucha Kana's beauty threw her off a cliff into the sea, and her mother died of shock. This story was turned into a song, which is still sung to this day."
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  • Amami Diving School, Hage Marine
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Setouchicho Katetsu 302-2
    A company that offers diving, snorkeling, and sailing cruises and other activities in the beautiful seas near Kakeroma Island off the southern end of Amami Oshima Island. Visitors are taken by boat to the diving spot, where they get a satisfactory taste of the waters of Amami and their beautiful coral. The company also offers experiences that even beginners can enjoy with confidence, such as snorkeling or diving experiences that start from the beach. No equipment or license is needed for the diving experience. Courses that lead to a beginner's open license or qualification as an instructor are also available.
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  • Kaifusha
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Setouchicho Sokaru 50-1
    "Located in the south-central part of Oshima Island, this company plans and operates nature experience tours and other leisure activities, including sea kayaking, snorkeling, and bird watching. In addition, for the past 16 years, it has published Japan's only island magazine, Shima e (""To the Island""), which describes the attractions of Oshima Island. The company offers tours that allow full enjoyment of the island, such as the ""Mangrove and Mountain Observation Tour,"" as well the ""Sea Kayaking Experience,"" which offers ""walks"" on the waters of a peaceful inlet, and made-to-order individualized tours."
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