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Amami Ōshima, 奄美大島, ウシマ
Amami Ōshima
Native name: 奄美大島, Amami Ōshima
Nickname: Uushima
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Naze Port on Amami Ōshima
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Geography
Location East China Sea
Coordinates 28°19′35″N 129°22′29″ECoordinates: 28°19′35″N 129°22′29″E
Archipelago Amami Islands
Area 712.35 km2 (275.04 sq mi)
Coastline 461.1 km (286.51 mi)
Highest elevation 694 m (2,277 ft)
Highest point Yuwandake
Administration
Japan
Prefectures Kagoshima Prefecture
District Ōshima District
Largest settlement Amami (pop. 44,561)
Demographics
Population 73,000 (2013)
Ethnic groups Japanese
Amami Ōshima (奄美大島, Okinawan: Uushima (ウーシマ); Amami: Ushima (ウシマ)) is one of the Satsunan Islands, and is the largest island within the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.[1]
The island, 712.35 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 73,000 people. Administratively it is divided into the city of Amami, the towns of Tatsugō, Setouchi, and the villages of Uken and Yamato in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.
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flood,Amami Ōshima is the seventh-largest island in the Japanese archipelago (excluding the disputed Kuril Islands) after the four main islands, Okinawa Island and Sado Island. It is located approximately 380 kilometres (210 nmi) south of the southern tip of Kyūshū and 250 kilometres (130 nmi) north of Okinawa. The island is of volcanic origin, with Mount Yuwanda at 605 metres (1,985 ft) above sea level at its highest peak. The coast of the island is surrounded by a coral reef. It is surrounded by the East China Sea on the west and the Pacific Ocean on the east.
The climate of Amami Ōshima is classified as has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and mild winters. The rainy season lasts from May through September. The island is subject to frequent typhoons.
Fauna
Amami Ōshima is home to several rare or endangered endemic animals, including the Amami rabbit and the Lidth's jay, both of which are now found only in Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima. The Amami rabbit is sometimes called a living fossil because it represents an ancient Asian lineage that has elsewhere disappeared.
The island is also home to the habu, a venomous snake that can be found throughout the Ryūkyū Islands. Mongooses were introduced to kill the habu, but have become another problem, as an increase in the mongoose population has been linked to the decline of the Amami rabbit and other endemic species.[2]
Whale watching to see humpback whales has become a featured attraction in winter in recent years.[3] It is also notable that North
The island marks the northernmost limit of dugong distribution, with occasional sightings throughout the 20th and into the 21st century.[6]
Amami Oshima is the only place where a nesting of leatherback turtle has been seen in Japan.
History
It is uncertain when Amami Ōshima was first settled. Stone tools indicate settlement in the Japanese Paleolithic period, and other artifacts, including pottery, indicate a constant contact with Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun period Japan.
States until 1953, at which time it reverted to the control of Japan.
Since February 1974, a 7,861-hectare (19,420-acre) area that includes portions of the island and surrounding sea has been protected as Amami Gunto Quasi-national Park.[7] The area also has a large mangrove forest.
IN 2001 there was a naval battle between a North Korean trawler and Japanese Coast Guard ships near the island, in which the North Korean ship was sunk.
Economy
The economy of Amami Ōshima is based on agriculture (sugar cane, rice and sweet potatoes), commercial fishing, and the distillation of shōchū. The favorable climate allows for two rice crops a year. Seasonal tourism is also an important part of the
Japanese Airfield Installations (Ryukyus Islands), September 24, 1945
Reel 1: Shows scenes at Tokuna Shima, Kakeroma Shima, and Amami Oshima. Reel 2 shows scenes at Amami Oshima, Kikaigi Shima, and Kotokara Shima.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
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Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov
Local Identifier: 18-CS-4623
Amami Oshima, Kagoshima - 奄美大島
Headed to Amami Oshima to see the sunrise.
Forecast was rain nationally, but the sky cleared up only a few minutes and the sunrise miraculously appeared which we had the hope of the year to.
2015 First Sunrise of Amami Oshima 4K Timelapse
Filmed & Edited by Tsunehey Ikeya
Location : Ayamaru Misaki, Mangrove virgin forest, Mangrove Chaya, Sakibaru coast, Honohoshi coast, Yadori beach, Harahabuya, Ohama coast, Amami Park, Isson Tanaka memorial museum, Kasarizaki, Basyayama-mura, Amami Minzoku-mura
Movie equipment : CANON EOS 6D, EF16-35mm F2.8L Ⅱ USM, EF70-200mm F2.8L IS Ⅱ USM, GLIDECAM HD2000
初日の出を見に向かった奄美大島。
予報は全国的に雨でしたが、奇跡的に数分だけ見えたご来光にこの一年の願いを込めました。
撮影／編集；池谷常平
撮影場所：あやまる岬、マングローブ原生林、マングローブ茶屋、崎原海岸、ホノホシ海岸、ヤドリ浜、原ハブ屋、大浜海岸、奄美パーク、田中一村記念美術館、笠利崎、ばしゃ山村、奄美民俗村
Special thanks : マングローブ茶屋
[4K] Forestpolis / Amami Island, Japan
Forestpolis / Amami Island, Japan
2016/05/08
Directed by Shoriki Satomura
Trip to Amami Oshima Okinawa Japan Swimming with Seaturtles
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Okinawa tree lizard / Amami Island, Japan
オキナワキノボリトカゲ 奄美大島
Okinawa tree lizard / Amami Island, Japan
Amami Onsen Nanten-en/Ryokan
Japanese traditional Onsen Ryokan located just 40 minutes by train from Namba Station, a center of Sothern Osaka.Plum flower and Sakurain early spring, red leaves in autumn, snow in winter...you can enjoy seasonal beauty of nature via the large and beautiful Japanese garden here.One more unique thing is the 100 year old wood made building which designed by Kinko Tatsuno, a famour architect man in 1900's.
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Super Kawaii Japan Trip 2015: Part Four (Amami wedding special)
Footage from our Japan trip. Weekend on the island of Amami for the main event!
Music: Harmonia by Rythem & Tokino Nagareni Mio Makase by Angel's Music Box (original artist: Teresa Teng)
JAPAN TRAVEL: TOKYO RETURN! Part #1 Day 19
And so our big Japan tour comes to a close and brings us back to the country's mighty capital Tokyo. The truth is, despite all the amazing towns and temples, countryside and culture that we absorbed, we did miss it a little bit.
We had two more full days to play in the capital and on the first we took in Sensoji and its neighbourhood, ate the best fried chicken ever, gawped at the geekiness of Akihabara, had a quick stop at the Ota Memorial Museum and had a night out in Ueno courtesy of my friend Mao.
Hell of a city, hell of a welcome back day!
We ate:
Karaage at Yukari
Katsukare at Fuji Soba
Yakitori and other nibbles at Tonbou
Until the next time!
Yumeorinosato silkworks, Amami Oshima tsumugi silk pongee
Silk making in Amami - some footage from our trip late last year.
本場奄美大島紬 Amami Oshima Tsumugi - An authentic and unique silk pongee - (preview)
本場奄美大島紬
Amami Oshima Tsumugi
- An authentic and unique silk pongee -
大島紬は、ペルシャ絨毯、ゴブラン織りと並ぶ世界三大織物とされています。
約1300年前、奈良時代から存在し、現在では鹿児島県内各地で製造されていますが、そのルーツは奄美大島にあるため、正式には「本場奄美大島紬」と呼ばれています。
奄美の自然が生み出す鉄分豊富な泥が可能にする泥染めは、絹糸を美しく、光沢を帯びた黒色へと染めていきます。
1000万以上の点の集合体から描かれる精緻でグラフィカルな絣模様は、平織り特有のリバーシブル。
製造期間半年以上、40にもおよぶ工程からつくられる本場奄美大島紬は、唯一無二の特徴を持っています。
海のシルクロードと言われる奄美が生み出すスピリチュアルなテキスタイル、本場奄美大島紬の魅力に、ぜひ触れてみてください。
Oshima Tsumugi Silk Pongee is known as one of the worlds’ top three textiles, along with Persian carpets and Gobelin tapestries.
It is said to have existed since approximately 1,300 years ago, from the Nara Period in Japan, and although today, it is being produced in various areas of Kagoshima Prefecture, because its roots originate in Amami Oshima, it is formally called the “authentic Amami Oshima Tsumugi Silk Pongee”
Dyed in mud, which is made possible only in the iron rich mud born from Amami’s nature, silk threads are dyed into a beautiful, glossy black.
Fine graphical splash patterns drawn by a mass of over 10 million dots, is reversible, which is characteristic of plain weave.
Taking over six months to make one bolt of fabric, through a creative process of 40 processes, an authentic Amami Oshima Tsumugi Silk Pongee has nonpareil unique characteristics.
I will continue to transmit the attractions of the authentic Amami Oshima Tsumugi Silk Pongee, a spiritual textile created in Amami, known as the Silk Road of the Ocean.
[本場奄美大島紬ブランド確立プロジェクト]
事業主体： 奄美大島商工会議所
共同事業者： 龍郷町商工会／株式会社夢おりの郷／ 有限会社前田紬工芸／株式会社大島紬村／株式会社都成織物／有限会社はじめ商事
支援： 奄美市／龍郷町／紬組合／紬販売組合
＊本プロジェクトは、経済産業省中小企業庁による補助金事業「JAPANブランド育成支援事業」の一環として実施しております。
[Authentic Amami Oshima Tsumugi Silk Pongee Branding Project]
Commissioning Entity: Amamioshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Joining Entities: Tatsugo-cho business and industry society / Yumeorinosato Co., Ltd. / Maedatsumugikougei Ltd. / Ooshima Tsumugimura Co., Ltd. / Tonariorimono Co., Ltd / Hajime Shoji Inc. /
Support: Amami City / Tatsugo Town / Honba Amami Ooshimatsumugi Cooperative Association / Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi Marketing Cooperative Association
*This project is being carried out as a part of the “JAPAN BRAND Development Assistance Program”, a grant-in-aid project of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
DYA717 October 1 6, 2018 Getting to Amami Oshima
Oct 1 – HNL-LAX-LAS – nothing interesting except for foodies; Oct 2 – went to Metro Pizza near the UNLV campus and near Roy’s place; ONO!; Oct 3 – LAS-SFO-HND 7 a.m. flight out of LAS; then SFO-HND – long flight; Arrived HND – date change; Oct 4 – HND-KOJ (Kagoshima, Kyushu) Caught the monorail to get to Domestic terminal 2. If you show your passport, your international plane ticket and your connecting domestic ticket, the monorail is free! 1 hr 20 min later, landed at Kagoshima Airport. Raining cats and dogs. Shuttle bus to town approximately 1250-yen, approx. 40-minutes. Town was pretty good – rain stopped; Joyfull Restaurant and had a snack; Oct 5 – Kagoshima 7 a.m. breakfast at the Toyoko Inn. Got maps from the tourist center and bought me a 500-yen all-day ON/OFF bus pass. I made a mistake. Had I paid 600-yen, I could have a 1-day pass for all the different buses and also the trams; I ignored several stops and got off at Shiroyama lookout which is something like looking at the city from Punchbowl! The next place I stopped was at Saigo’s Cave, a place he made his last stand before commiting seppuku at age 49; a quick lunch of some kind of tonkatsu-don. Then I visited the Segodon Taiga Drama Kan, some sort of museum with pictures and artifacts from the TV drama. Paid 480-yen a discounted rate because of my 1-day bus pass. I couldn’t take photos of the pictures of the actors nor their autographed stuffs; Oct 6 – Kagoshima Checked out of the Toyoko Inn and went HE-LE on to the bus station; 1250-yen airport shuttle; KOJ-ASJ approx. 50-min flight; Island Bus 1100-yen airport to Amami town; checked into Amami Sunplaza Hotel; BURA-BURA in the neighborhood.
Kagoshima to Amami Boat
Goodbye, Kagoshima!
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6 Mikoshi departs Yasaka shrine for Tenmonkan at 10:30. This place is 500m away from Yasaka Shrine. One Mikoshi man put some salts on our family's leg to keep off evil spirits of traffic accidents. How kind they are!
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No.1 Mikoshi left Yasaka Shrine 八坂神社で神輿出発
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No.8 Male Mikoshi
No.9 Kasahoko (Bamboo Umbrella Performance)
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