Tanegashima
Sign in to saveis one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New Tanegashima Airport. Administratively, the island is divided into the city, Nishinoomote, and the two towns, Nakatane and Minamitane. The towns belong to Kumage District.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Tanegashima
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- Tanegashima_ISS048.jpg
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- NASA photo of Tanegashima
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- Tanegashima location.jpg
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- Tanegashima is the easternmost of the Ōsumi Islands, just south of the major island of Kyushu
- Islands.location
- East China Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Ōsumi Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 444.99
- Islands.length_km
- 57.2
- Islands.coastline_km
- 186
- Islands.elevation_m
- 282
- Islands.country
- Japan
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Islands.population
- 33,000
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2010
- Islands.density_km2
- 74.15
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Japanese
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Introduction of firearms into Japan
- Knife industry
- Geography
- Climate
- Tanegashima Space Center
- Sporting events
- Notable people
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is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New Tanegashima Airport. Administratively, the island is divided into the city, Nishinoomote, and the two towns, Nakatane and Minamitane. The towns belong to Kumage District.
==History== Tanegashima has a long history of Kofun. Other burials on Tanegashima, namely the Yokomine and Hirota sites, attest to a uniquely well-developed Yayoi period culture at the end of the 4th century AD. The artifacts include magatama, an engraved pendant, and emblems with apparent writing.