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is an island in the
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
. It is part of the
Kerama Islands The are a subtropical island group southwest of Okinawa Island in Japan. Geography Four islands are inhabited: Tokashiki Island, Zamami Island, Aka Island, and Geruma Island. The islands are administered as Tokashiki Village and Zamami Vi ...
group and administered as the village of Zamami in
Shimajiri District is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Etymology Modern translation of Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which may refer to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Kunigami District, Okinawa. Howev ...
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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 ...
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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. Zamami Island is 24 kilometers in circumference. The island has 3 settlements, which are Zamami, Ama, and Asa.


Attractions

*Furuzamami Beach. It was ranked 4th in Japan in the “Travelers Choice World's Best Beach 2016” announced by Trip Advisor in 2016.「日本のベストビーチ10選」2位以下は沖縄が独占! それでは1位は?
沖縄タイムス、2016年2月20日閲覧。 *Ama Beach *Furuzamami Kaizuka *Tower of peace *Kerama Marine Culture Museum *Marilyn statue File:Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg, Furuzamami beach File:Ama beach in Zamami Island.jpg, Ama beach


Observation

*Takatsuki mountain park **Takatsukiyama Observatory-Altitude 131m **Observatory 1-Overlooking the calm Anogoura Bay *Nase no Saki Observatory *Inasaki Observatory (Nanzachi no Saki) *Chishi Observatory *Kaminohama Observatory


References

Islands of Okinawa Prefecture Kerama Islands {{Okinawa-geo-stub