Tokara Islands

The Tokara Islands are a small archipelago in Japan, south of Kyushu and north of the Amami Islands.

Tokara Islands

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In an unprecedented seismic event, more than 1,000 earthquakes have rattled the Tokara Islands in southern Japan over the past two weeks.

About Tokara Islands

  • The Tokara Islands are a small archipelago in Japan, south of Kyushu and north of the Amami Islands. 
  • They are also sometimes known as the Toshima Islands, and the name is preserved in the name of the administrative division, Toshima-mura, that covers them.
  • It consists of seven inhabited islands (from north to south: Kuchinoshima, Nakanoshima, Suwanosejima, Tairajima, Akusekijima, Kodakarajima, and Takarajima) and five uninhabited islands (Gajajima, Kogajajima, Kojima, Kaminonejima, and Yokoatejima). 
  • As a permanently inhabited municipality stretching over an area of about 160 kilometers, Toshima is “Japan’s longest village.”
  • Nakanoshima is the largest island of Toshima Village in both area and population.
    • Mount Otake dominates the northern section of Nakanoshima. At 979 meters, it is the highest mountain in the island group.
  • Climate
    • It lies between the subtropical and temperate zones, with an average annual temperature of 20ºC. 
    • The weather is warm, and nearly all areas are frostless. The annual rainfall is about 2,700 millimeters.
  • The islands are situated in one of the most seismically active regions of the world.

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