Toshima, Kagoshima
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Toshima 十島村 |
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| 十島村 • Toshima-mura | |||
Toshima Village Hall
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 Location of Toshima in Kagoshima Prefecture |
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 Toshima
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| Coordinates: 29°36′53″N 129°37′18″E / 29.61472°N 129.62167°ECoordinates: 29°36′53″N 129°37′18″E / 29.61472°N 129.62167°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyushu (Takara Islands) | ||
| Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||
| District | Kagoshima | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Tadaaki Shikine | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2013) | |||
| • Total | 688 | ||
| • Density | 6.79/km2 (17.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| • Tree | Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis) | ||
| • Flower | Marubasatsuki (Rhododendron eriocarpum (Hayata) Nakai) | ||
| • Bird | Ryukyu robin | ||
| Phone number | 099-222-2101 | ||
| Address | 14-15 Izumichō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 892-0822 | ||
| Website | www |
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Toshima (十島村? Toshima-mura) is a village consisting of the islands of the Tokara Islands located in the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The village office is located in the city of Kagoshima, outside the village.
As of 2013, the village has an estimated population of 688 and a density of 6.79 persons per km2. The total area is 101.35 km2.
Iōjima, Kuroshima and Takeshima and the uninhabited islands of Shōwa Iōjima and Denshima
The islands of Tokara Village are the exposed peaks of stratovolcanos rising from the ocean floor, and most are volcanically active.
Some of the islands have been inhabited since at least the Jōmon period. During historic times, mentioned is made of the islands in the Shoku Nihongi and the Heike Monogatari, and local legend states that at least some of the islands were a refuge for the defeated Heike clan following the Genpei War. During the Edo period, the islands came under the control of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain.
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