Kikaijima 喜界島

Plage sur l'île de _Kikai_Kagoshima

Beach on the island of Kikai_Kagoshima

Tsuda, Wikimedia

coral island

 

Kikai Village is actually an island, Kikaijima, also called Kikaiga-jima. This small island of 48.6 kilometers in circumference with less than 8,000 inhabitants is unique in many ways.

 

Hyakunodai,Kikai

Hyakunodai,Kikai

Snap55, Wikimedia

Coral walls in a Kikai village

tsuda, Flickr


Address, timetable & access

  • Address

  • Timetable

    From Tokyo: Go to Kagoshima or Amami from Haneda Airport, then fly to Kikai. Ferries connect Kikai from Kagoshima, Amami-Oshima and some islands of the Amani Archipelago.

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