Kume Island
久米島
A diverse island featuring Okinawa's highest castle ruins, a massive sand cay, and Japan's top tiger prawn production.
What it is
- An island located one hundred kilometers west of Okinawa Main Island.
- A town of seven thousand residents covering nearly sixty square kilometers.
- A protected habitat for the endemic Kumejima firefly and Ramsar Convention wetlands.
- The spring training camp location for the Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team.
What to see
- Hate-no-hama, a seven kilometer long coral sand cay off the coast.
- Uegusuku Castle Ruins, situated at the highest elevation in Okinawa.
- Uechi House, the oldest existing private residence in the Okinawa region.
- Local tiger prawn farms which lead Japan in total production.
Getting there
- A ferry connects Naha to Kanegusuku Port in four hours.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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