AMAMI/JAPAN

ABOUT AMAMI

Name：AMAMI Island
Capital ：NAZE Town
Population ：Approx : 73,643　Land capacity ：719.20ｋm　 Situated on 380km south of Kagoshima Surrounding length of ：405.6ｋｍ
GMT：＋9hours
SUMMER TIME：None
MONEY：Yen
Language spoken：Japanese /

：：Climate：：
The average temperature through out the year is around 21℃, it has a sub tropical climate all year round. Through out the year, you are able to see trees and flowers with their vibrant colors. It has a typical marine climate and no matter what season it is, the temperature always stays on the warm side. Though amount of over all rain fall is high on average, 2,800 mm of total rain can be recorded per year. The daily temperature is never below 10℃, So season’s equivalent to early winter, winter, early spring, spring, non existent, therefore at the end of autumn, the season will change straight to late spring. The rainy season begins at the end of May, and ends at the beginning of June, a month earlier than the mainland. Also, the number of highest daily temperature above 25℃ is around 112 days, double the number of Kyushu region with 60 days per year.
It is also a very renowned for typhoons landing, in the year of 2000, a particularly strong typhoon hit Amami and caused tremendous damage to the area and its people..

：：Explanation：：
Amami islands consists of 8 islands on the south west of Kagoshima prefecture ( Main land Amami, Kikai island, Tokuno island, Okino Erabu island, Yoron island, and other 3 islands). The Total land capacity is 1,239 Sq Meter (Amami main land is 720 Sq Meter.) It’s the 3rd largest capacity island in Japan after Okinawa, and Sado Island.

：：Travel：：
Haneda (Tokyo) --- Amami by plane 2 Hours and 30 Min
Itami (Osaka) ---Amami by plane 1 Hour and 40 Min
Kagoshima (Kagoshima) --- Amami by plane approx 50 Min

Go south of Kagoshima for around 380 km, situated almost exactually in between Kagoshima and Okinawa, is Amami.
Its reputation as ‘the tropical heaven’ comes from the warm climate (The average annual temperature is 21.3℃!).
Transparent sea blue and sky stretching out for miles, you are surrounded by so much beauty just like what you might see in a film.
The corals surround the island and act as a barrier for the thousands of different fish and other sea life which live among it. Glimpse of turtle, whale, and even manta. In May to June season, some parts the island you might be lucky enough to witness turtles laying eggs.
One of the biggest attractions of Amami is the bright colored flowers and nnowhere is the diversity of life on Amami more apparent than at Mangrove virgin forest park. Hour long guided tours (Japanese only) by kayak of the mangroves for a reasonable 1,500 Yen leave from behind the park center. The round trip down the river shows off many of the unique fish, plants and crabs of the area. In joy, when the festival is being held, will be the high season for beautiful flowers such as Hibiscus, bougainvillea, Crinum asiaticum, just the few of the vast different types of rare plants growing on the island.

It’s a part of Kagoshima prefecture
Among Japanese islands it’s the fifth biggest
The average July temperature is 28.4 ℃。
(We strongly recommend you protect your self well from the strong southern island sun.)

-- Detailed information about Amami --
【Capacity】　712.4ｋｍ2    【Length of island】　405km
【Population】　73,000
【Climate】　Sub tropical    【Average Temperature】　21.3℃
【Mainland Kagoshima】    380km

1  The vast amount of nature (Mangrove virgin forest, corals, etc)
2  Shima uta (Traditional island songs)
3  Otsumugi Kimono (A tsumugi kimono takes about one year to create, making the steep price of JY1,600,000 competitive with other such time-consuming works of art.)
4   Food (Keihan, a variation of ochazuke where rice and pieces of egg, chicken, and vegetables are mixed in a bowl with chicken broth. Island pig, Sugar cane sho chu, tropical fruits)
5  Sites to visit (Ayamaru bay, Amami park, Oshima Tsumugi vilagge, Bas ha village, etc...)
6  Historic ruins (Ushuku shell mound, Kuraki under the sea ruins, Former Nansu Saigo’s residence)