The Yokatsu Islands (与勝諸島, ''Yokatsu-shotō'') are a group of
islands
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located near the
Katsuren Peninsula
The is a peninsula on Okinawa Island. It is bordered by Nakagusuku Bay to the south, Kin Bay to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.South China Morning PostThe stunning fortresses of Okinawa have endured centuries of conflict , Post Ma ...
of
Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It consists of three main island groups—the Okinawa Islands, the Sakishima Islands, and the Daitō Islands—spread across a maritime zone approximately 1,000 kilometers east to west an ...
,
Japan
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It consists of both inhabited and uninhabited islets.
Islands
The Yokatsu Islands consist of the following:
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Ikei Island
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Hamahiga Island
Hamahiga Island (浜比嘉島, Japanese: ''Hamahiga-jima'', Okinawan: ''Bamahija-shima'') is an island located in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Its administered by the city of Uruma and is located near the Katsuren Peninsul ...
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Henza Island
Henza Island (平安座島, ''Henza-jima,'' Okinawan: ''Henza'' or ''Hyanza'') is an islet in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture. Japan. Situated next to Miyagi Island
Miyagi Island or Miyagijima (宮城島, Japanese language, Japanese ...
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Minamiukibara Island
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Miyagi Island
Miyagi Island or Miyagijima (宮城島, Japanese language, Japanese: ''Miyagi-jima'', Okinawan language, Okinawan: ''Naagushiku-jima'') is an island located in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Takanaharijima ( ...
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Tsuken Island
is an island in the Pacific Ocean in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is southernmost of the Yokatsu Islands, and is located south south-east of the Katsuren Peninsula off Okinawa Island at the entrance of Nakagusuku Bay. Tsuken c ...
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Ukibara Island
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Yabuchi Island
References
Yokatsu Islands
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