Tokara Islands

The Tokara Islands (吐噶喇群島 or トカラ群島, Tokara guntō, or 吐噶喇列島, Tokara rettō) is a group of islands in part of the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Nansei Islands. The whole island group belongs to Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Main islands

• Kuchinoshima
• Nakanoshima
• Gajajima （unpopulated）
• Kogajajima （unpopulated）
• Tairajima
• Suwanosejima
• Akusekijima
• Kojima （unpopulated）
• Kotakarajima
• Takarajima
• Kaminonejima （unpopulated）
• Yokoatejima （unpopulated）

The Tokara Islands were traditionally known as the Seven (七島, Shichitō).

See also

• Tokara Pony
• Wadaiko Tokara taiko drum performance troupe in Japan

External links

• Tokara Islands travel guide from Wikitravel