Tokara Islands

Tokara Islands

The Tokara Islands (吐噶喇列島 or トカラ列島, "tokara rettō") is a group of islands in the northern part of the Nansei Islands (encompassing the Ryukyu islands), belonging to Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Main islands

*Kuchinoshima
*Nakanoshima
*Gajajima(unpopulated)
*Kogajajima(unpopulated)
*Tairajima
*Suwanosejima
*Akusekijima
*Kojima(unpopulated)
*Kotakarajima
*Takarajima
*Kaminonejima(unpopulated)
*Yokoatejima(unpopulated)


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