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Zamami Island

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座間味島

A scenic island in Kerama Shoto National Park offering marine sports, historic shell mounds, and panoramic ocean observation decks.

Zamami Island
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What it is

  • A populated island within the Kerama Shoto National Park in Okinawa Prefecture.
  • The administrative center for Zamami Village with a population of nearly six hundred people.
  • A hub for tourism and marine sports located forty kilometers west of Naha City.
  • The site where United States forces first landed during the Battle of Okinawa.

What to see

  • A statue of a dog named Marilyn located on the island.
  • Neolithic house sites discovered at the Furuzamami Shell Mound.
  • Panoramic views from the Takazukiyama and Unajinosachi observation decks.

Getting there

  • High-speed boats connect Naha Port to Zamami Port in fifty minutes.
  • A public bus service operated by the village provides local transportation across the island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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