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Kayama Island

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A small uninhabited island in Okinawa known for its large rabbit population and status as a protected national park site.

Kayama Island
FoxyStranger Kawasaki CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A small island in the Yaeyama chain managed by a private tourism development company.
  • Part of the Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park located fifteen kilometers west of Ishigaki Island.
  • An uninhabited destination with a circumference of approximately two and a half kilometers.
  • A protected habitat for hundreds of rabbits and nesting Little Terns.

What to see

  • Approximately 450 wild rabbits living across the island landscape.
  • Nesting sites for the Little Tern seabird species.
  • A rest house on the southwest coast equipped with showers and toilets.
  • Panoramic views from the highest point nineteen meters above sea level.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Kayama Island Open in Google Maps

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