Tokara Islands

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The Tokara Islands are a remote chain of small, volcanic islands in southwestern Japan, located in the East China Sea between Yakushima and the Amami Islands.

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Tokara Islands canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island group
adminCenter Toshima Village office on Nakanoshima
administeredBy Toshima Village
between Amami Islands
Yakushima
climate subtropical
country Japan
countrySubdivisionStatus part of Kagoshima District
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasFeature coral reefs
narrow coastal plains
steep coastlines
hasHighestPoint Nakanoshima (Tokara) highest peak
hasInhabitedIslands 7
hasIsland Akusekijima
Gajajima
Kodakarajima
Kogajajima
Kuchinoerabujima (historically associated)
Kuchinoshima
Nakanoshima (Tokara)
Suwanosejima
linked to: Suwanose-jima

Tairajima
Takarajima
hasNumberOfIslands 12
hasUninhabitedIslands 5
knownFor hot springs
remote location
rich marine life
volcanic landscapes
language Japanese
localDialects Ryukyuan-influenced dialects
locatedIn Kagoshima Prefecture
Kyushu region
linked to: Kyushu
locatedInBodyOfWater East China Sea
locatedNorthOf Amami Ōshima
locatedSouthOf Yakushima
partOf Ryukyu Islands
Satsunan Islands
population small
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
regionCode JP-46
timeZone Japan Standard Time
transportAccess ferry from Kagoshima
volcanicActivity Suwanosejima active volcano

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kagoshima Prefecture contains Tokara Islands
Tokara Strait separates Tokara Islands
Tokara Strait locatedNear Tokara Islands
Tokara Strait hasIslandGroupOnOneSide Tokara Islands
Ōsumi Islands locatedNorthOf Tokara Islands