Tourist attractions in Tokashiki, Okinawa
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| Tokashiki (渡嘉敷村, Tokashiki-son) is a village located in the Kerama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes 10 islands, of which only Tokashiki and Maejima are inhabited, with Maejima only having very few residents. The village is part of Shimajiri District. Tokashiki is known for its corals, sea, beach and sun. From Tomari Port in Naha, it takes less than one hour to reach this island. On 28 March 1945, during World War II, 394 inhabitants, mostly from farmer families, were forced by Japanese soldiers to immolate themselves with grenades after the landing of US troops. | ||||||
| population：680人 area：19.23km2 | ||||||
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Tokashiki, Okinawa in island
| 1．Tokashiki Island | ||||||
| Tokashiki Island (渡嘉敷島, Tokashiki-jima, Okinawan: トゥガイフィガイ Tugaifigai)[1] is the largest of the Kerama Islands, a group of Japanese islands southwest of Okinawa in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered as the village of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Tokashiki is a hilly island of about 15.29 square kilometers with sheer cliffs which descend down to the seas.[2] | ||||||
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| 2．Mae Island | ||||||
| Mae Island, known in Japanese as Mae-shima[1] or Mae-jima[2][3],is an uninhabited island in Okinawa's Kerama island group. It is controlled by the city of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District. | ||||||
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