Yokoate-jima
横当島
An uninhabited volcanic island in the Tokara chain featuring two peaks, feral goats, and remnants of past palm harvesting operations.
What it is
- The southernmost uninhabited island in the Tokara chain of Kagoshima Prefecture.
- A landmass formed by two stratovolcanoes connected by a natural sandbar.
- A location with no historical record of permanent human habitation.
- Part of Toshima Village situated forty-two kilometers south-southwest of Takarajima.
What to see
- A volcanic crater measuring approximately three hundred and fifty meters wide.
- The highest peak reaching an elevation of nearly four hundred and ninety-five meters.
- Feral goats that live across the island and nearby Kannonijima.
- Remains of old huts and steel towers from former palm harvesting activities.
- Andesite rock formations that compose the majority of the island terrain.
- Views of Kannonijima located about two kilometers to the north.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Yokoate-jima Open in Google Maps
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