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Sights in Kikai, Kagoshima
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Straight Road Through Sugarcane Fields
Roughly 3 km straight road through endless sugarcane fields under blue sky to the sea, popular with tourists.
Tekutsuku Giant Banyan
A 17.7 m banyan in Tekutsuku village, the island's top power spot, estimated over 100 years old.
Combat Command Post Ruins
Underground reinforced concrete Pacific War bunker by the Miyamoto unit, Japan's only surviving combat command post.
Hyakunodai National Park
Kikai's highest plateau at 203 meters, with Pacific and East China Sea views; one of Amami's ten scenic spots.
Coral Stone Walls
Many traditional coral stone walls remain in Aden village; high walls and banyan trees line every central road.
Ufuyaguchi Limestone Cave
About 30-meter cave with a large entrance and mysterious dome. Some stalactites destroyed during wartime military use.
Shinyo Storage Bunker Ruins
Ruins of bunkers said to store fifty wooden Shinyo ramming boats; none ever sortied.
Nanatsujima Cape (Point 211)
Kikai Island's highest point at 211 m, with former Japanese military communications ruins and a paraglider launch site.
Araki-Nakazato Promenade
Coastal path over 2km from Nakazato Beach to Araki, formed of raised coral in a quasi-national park, with beautiful sunsets.
Aircraft Shelter
Only concrete aircraft shelter among fifty-plus on the island; maintained kamikaze planes flew south.