Miyako Islands
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Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, east of the Yaeyama Islands
Yaeyama Islands
The Yaeyama Islands are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.The isles are the remotest part of Japan from the main islands and contains Japan's most southern and most western inhabited islands.The islands form the southern part of the volcanic Nansei Islands...
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Islands grouping
- Japanese ArchipelagoJapanese ArchipelagoThe , which forms the country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the Pacific Ocean...
- Nansei Islands
- Ryūkyū ShotōRyūkyū Shotōis a geographic division of Japan refers to the islands of Ryukyu Islands under administration of Okinawa Prefecture.The Okinawa Prefecture is an archipelagic island prefecture.-Major islands:...
- Sakishima IslandsSakishima IslandsThe are an island chain located at the southernmost end of the Japanese Archipelago. They are part of the Nansei Islands and include the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands...
- Miyako Islands
- Sakishima Islands
- Ryūkyū Shotō
- Nansei Islands
Inhabited islands
- Miyako Islands (Miyako SubprefectureMiyako Subprefectureis a subprefecture of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.It includes the following cities and towns of Miyako Islands:*Miyakojima *Tarama...
)- Miyakojima City
Miyakojima, Okinawais a city on several islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the old city of Hirara, the towns of Gusukube, Irabu and Shimoji, and the village of Ueno, all from Miyako District, which as a result of the merger has one remaining village.Miyakojima has...
- Ikema IslandIkemajimais located to the north of the Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The surface area is 2.6 km². The island is connected with Miyako Island with a 1592 metre bridge. There is a pond in the centre of the island. To the north-east is the ....
(Ikema-jima) - Irabu Island (Irabu-jima)
- Kurima Island (Kurima-jima)
- Miyako IslandMiyako-jimaMiyakojima is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately 400 kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan...
(Miyako-jima) - Ōgami Island (Ōgami-jima)
- Shimoji IslandShimojishimais one of the Miyako Islands, a part of the Nansei Islands. The island is administered by Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.Shimojishima is the main setting for the anime series Stratos 4.Shimojishima Airport serves the island....
(Shimoji-shima)
- Ikema Island
- Tarama Village
Tarama, Okinawais a village located in Miyako District, Okinawa, Japan. The village consists of Tarama Island and Minna Island between Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island....
- Minna IslandMinnajima (Tarama, Okinawa)is an island in the Miyako Islands in the jurisdiction of Tarama, Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan....
(Minna-jima) - Tarama Island (Tarama-jima)
- Minna Island