🏝️ Tairajima

Unknown · Asia · 29.69°N, 129.53°E

Tairajima (平島), is one of the Tokara Islands, a sub-group of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 2.08 km² in area, has a population of 89 persons. The island can only be reached by boat as it has no airport; there is a ferry service twice per week to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland and Naze in Amami Oshima. Travel time is about 9 hours to Kagoshima and 6 to Amami Oshima. The islanders are dependent mainly on fishing, seasonal tourism, and agriculture.

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Quick facts

Country	Unknown
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	29.69°N, 129.53°E · view on map

Tairajima is located in Unknown, in Asia.

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