Tokunoshima, Kagoshima

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Town in Kyushu, Japan

Tokunoshima

徳之島町

Town

Kametoku Port

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Location of Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture

Tokunoshima

Coordinates: 27°46′02″N 129°0′06″E﻿ / ﻿27.76722°N 129.00167°E﻿ / 27.76722; 129.00167
Country| Japan
Region| Kyushu (Amami Islands)
Prefecture| Kagoshima Prefecture
District| Ōshima
First official recorded| 699 AD
Kametsu town settled| January 1, 1942
As current town name changed| April 1, 1958
Government

• Mayor| Hideki Takaoka
Area

• Total| 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi)
Population

(October 1, 2020)

• Total| 10,147
• Density| 96.8/km2 (251/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number| 0997-82-1111
Address| 7203 Kametsu, Tokunoshima-machi, Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken 891-7101
Website| www.tokunoshima-town.org

Tokunoshima (徳之島町, Tokunoshima-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[1]

As of October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 10,147 and a population density of 96.8 persons per km2. The total area is 104.87  km2.

## Geography

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Tokunoshima occupies the northeastern portion of the island of Tokunoshima, with the Pacific Ocean to the east.

The town as a governmental entity comprises several districts containing a variety of villages and one larger town. This town, generally referred to as Kametsu, is focused around the district of the same name and the neighboring port of Kametoku. Kametsu is the main center of commerce and services on the island.

### Towns and villages

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* Boma
* Inokawa
* Kametoku
* Kametsu
* Kaminomine
* Kanami
* Kedoku
* Omo
* San
* Shimokushi
* Shirai
* Shoda
* Tete
* Todoroki
* Tokuwase

### Surrounding municipalities

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* Isen
* Amagi

### Climate

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The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and mild winters (average temperature 21.1 °C (70.0 °F)). Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. Because of its climate, tropical and sub-tropical fruits are in abundance.

## History

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On 1 April 1908 Kametsu Village was founded. It was upgraded to town status on January 1, 1942. As with all of Tokunoshima, the town came under the administration of the United States from 1 July 1946 to 25 December 1953. On 1 April 1958, Kametsu merged with the neighboring village of Higashi-Amagi, and was renamed Tokunoshima.

## Transportation

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* Kametoku Port

## Noted people from Tokunoshima

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* Kyokudōzan Kazuyasu – sumo wrestler
* Ichinoya Mitsuru – sumo wrestler

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Kagoshima Prefecture

Kagoshima (capital)

Core city|

* Kagoshima

Cities|

* Aira
* Akune
* Hioki
* Ibusuki
* Ichikikushikino
* Isa
* Izumi
* Kanoya
* Kirishima
* Makurazaki
* Minamikyūshū
* Minamisatsuma
* Satsumasendai
* Shibushi
* Soo
* Tarumizu

Ōshima Subprefecture|

* Amami

Kumage Subprefecture|

* Nishinoomote

Districts|

* Aira District
* Yūsui
* Izumi District
* Nagashima
* Kagoshima District
* Mishima
* Toshima
* Kimotsuki District
* Higashikushira
* Kimotsuki
* Kinkō
* Minamiōsumi
* Satsuma District
* Satsuma
* Soo District
* Ōsaki

Ōshima Subprefecture|

* Ōshima District
* Amagi
* China
* Isen
* Kikai
* Setouchi
* Tatsugō
* Tokunoshima
* Wadomari
* Yoron
* Uken
* Yamato

Kumage Subprefecture|

* Kumage District
* Nakatane
* Minamitane
* Yakushima

List of mergers in Kagoshima Prefecture

## References

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1. ^ "Google Maps".

## External links

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Media related to Tokunoshima, Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons

* Tokunoshima official website (in Japanese)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
* Japan

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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