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Yoron Island

Kagoshima · Yoron · Contemporary Art

Japanese name: 与論島と沖縄への連続

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Yoron Island
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WHAT TO DOYoron Island

Administratively Kagoshima but linguistically and architecturally closer to Okinawa - an island where the border is not the boundary.

WHEREKagoshima

Remote Islands · Yoron

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Administratively Kagoshima but linguistically and architecturally closer to Okinawa - an island where the border is not the boundary.

About this place

Yoronjima (Japanese: 与論島; Okinawan and Yoron: ユンヌ, Yunnu; Okinoerabu: ユーヌ, Yuunu; archaic Northern Ryukyuan: かゑふた, Kawefuta), also known as Yoron, is one of the Amami Islands. The island, 20.8 km2 (8 sq. mi.) in area, has a population of approximately 6,000 people, and is administered as the town of Yoron, Kagoshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō National Park.

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Key facts

Highlights / collection:Coral reef island, Culture shared with Okinawa Genre:Outdoor art and land art, Architecture

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