Sights in Amami, Kagoshima

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• Amami Ocean Exhibition Hall

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-55-6000

  Exhibits Amami's sea, people, nature, and unique fish and shellfish; coral viewing and handicrafts.

• Tanaka Isson's Final Home

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-52-1111

  House where painter Tanaka Isson lived and painted Amami nature until his death in 1977 at 69.

• Tsuchimori Coast

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-63-1111

  Deep green sea nicknamed Blue Angel, near the airport on the way to Ayamaru Cape.

• Amami Park

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-55-2333

  Introduces Amami nature, history, culture, and industry, centered on Amami no Sato and Tanaka Isson Memorial Art Museum.

• Tanaka Ichi Village Kinen Art Museum

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-55-2635

• Kamozaki Tourist Park

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-63-1111

  Northern Amami Oshima park; parking-lot cherries greet arrivals; observatory views East China Sea and mountains.

• Amandee

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-63-1111

  Said to be where gods Amamiko and Shinireku first descended; views of villages and the Pacific.

• Suno Dam

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-63-1111

  Kasari's most famous cherry-blossom spot; a three-kilometer cherry avenue encircles the dam for walks.

• Yo Observatory

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-63-1111

  Northernmost observatory on Amami Oshima, on a hill overlooking Yo village and the Pacific.

• Amami Museum

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-54-1210

  Unique Amami culture, based on Japanese culture, absorbed Ryukyu and Kagoshima influences. Exhibits highlight differences from Okinawa.

• Ashikabe Nanshu Shrine

  

  Amami, Kagoshima

  Shrine to Saigo Takamori built in 1940 with a divided spirit from Kagoshima City's Nanshu Cemetery.

• Amami Oshima World Heritage Center

  

  Amami, Kagoshima · 0997-69-2281

  Opened July 2022 after July 2021 World Natural Heritage registration, with forest exhibits and conservation displays.