Akusekijima (悪石島), is one of the Tokara Islands, a subgroup of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 7.42 km² in area, has a population of 59 persons. The island can only be reached by boat, as it has no airport; there is a ferry service twice per week to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. Travel time is about 11 hours. The islanders are dependent mainly on fishing and seasonal tourism. | ||||||
Location: East China Sea | ||||||
Archipelago: Tokara Islands | ||||||
Length: 3.2 km (1.99 mi) | ||||||
Width: 2.5 km (1.55 mi) | ||||||
Coastline: 12.64 km (7.854 mi) | ||||||