Tairajima
| Tairajima (平島), is one of the Tokara Islands, a sub-group of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 2.08 km² in area, has a population of 89 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 and Naze in Amami Oshima. Travel time is about 9 hours to Kagoshima and 6 to Amami Oshima. The islanders are dependent mainly on fishing, seasonal tourism, and agriculture. | ||||||
| Location： East China Sea | ||||||
| Archipelago： Tokara Islands | ||||||
| Length： 1.5 km (0.93 mi) | ||||||
| Width： 1.0 km (0.62 mi) | ||||||
| Coastline： 7.23 km (4.493 mi) | ||||||
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