Amami Islands

E36632

archipelago island group

The Amami Islands are a subtropical Japanese archipelago in the northern Ryukyu chain, known for their unique biodiversity, coral reefs, and distinct Ryukyuan culture.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Amami Islands canonical	32
Amami archipelago	6
Amami Islanders	2
Amami Ōshima Islands	1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago ⓘ island group ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Amami City ⓘ
belongsTo	Japan Standard Time ⓘ surface form: Japan Standard Time zone
biogeographicRealm	Palearctic–Oriental transition zone ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
climateZone	subtropical ⓘ
contains	Amami Ōshima ⓘ Kakeromajima ⓘ Kikaijima ⓘ Kikaijima ⓘ surface form: Okinoerabujima Tokunoshima ⓘ Ukejima ⓘ Yoronjima ⓘ Yoroshima ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
economicActivity	fishing ⓘ fruit cultivation ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Amami Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amami Islanders Ryukyuan people ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Amami Guntō National Park ⓘ
historicalEvent	U.S. administration after World War II ⓘ annexation by Satsuma Domain in 1609 ⓘ
knownFor	Ryukyuan culture ⓘ brown sugar shōchū ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ endemic species ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ shimauta folk songs ⓘ textile dyeing (Oshima Tsumugi) ⓘ traditional island music ⓘ
language	Amami language ⓘ
languageFamily	Ryukyuan languages ⓘ
largestIsland	Amami Ōshima ⓘ
locatedIn	East China Sea ⓘ Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northwestern Pacific Ocean Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
majorCity	Amami City ⓘ
majorTown	China Town (Kagoshima) ⓘ Isen ⓘ Setouchi ⓘ Tokunoshima Town ⓘ Wadomari ⓘ Yoron ⓘ
marineEnvironment	coral reef ecosystems ⓘ
nearestLargeCity	Kagoshima City ⓘ
notableSpecies	Amami rabbit ⓘ Amami thrush ⓘ Amami tip-nosed frog ⓘ Ryukyu long-haired rat ⓘ
partOf	Miyako Islands ⓘ surface form: Nansei Islands Ryukyu Islands ⓘ surface form: Northern Ryukyu Islands
region	Kyushu ⓘ surface form: Kyushu region (administrative affiliation)
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
returnedToJapan	1953 ⓘ
seaTransport	ferry connections to Kagoshima ⓘ ferry connections to Okinawa ⓘ
threat	habitat loss ⓘ invasive small Indian mongoose ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+09:00 ⓘ
traditionalBelief	Ryukyuan religion ⓘ
transportHub	Amami Airport ⓘ Tokunoshima Airport ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	World Heritage Site ⓘ
worldHeritageCategory	Natural site ⓘ
worldHeritageInscriptionYear	2021 ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ryukyu Islands → hasPart → Amami Islands ⓘ

Ryukyuan languages → spokenIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami Islands → ethnicGroup → Amami Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami Islanders

Ryukyu Arc → hasPart → Amami Islands ⓘ

Kagoshima Prefecture → contains → Amami Islands ⓘ

Tokara Strait → separates → Amami Islands ⓘ

Tokara Strait → locatedNear → Amami Islands ⓘ

Tokara Strait → hasIslandGroupOnOtherSide → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami language → spokenIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami language → usedByEthnicGroup → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami Islanders

Luchuan → spokenIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

China Town (Kagoshima) → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Yoron → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Yoron → partOf → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami archipelago

Yoron → islandGroup → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami Guntō National Park → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami rabbit → endemicTo → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami thrush → endemicTo → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami tip-nosed frog → foundIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami tip-nosed frog → endemicTo → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami Airport → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami Airport → serves → Amami Islands ⓘ

Amami Airport → isInArchipelago → Amami Islands ⓘ

Isen → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Isen → islandGroup → Amami Islands ⓘ

Yoronjima → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Yoronjima → partOf → Amami Islands ⓘ

Tokunoshima Town → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Kikaijima → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Kikaijima → partOf → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami archipelago

Tokunoshima → partOf → Amami Islands ⓘ

Yoroshima → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

Yoroshima → archipelago → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami archipelago

Nansei Islands → hasSubregion → Amami Islands ⓘ

Ukejima → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami archipelago

Ukejima → partOf → Amami Islands ⓘ

Ukejima → archipelago → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami archipelago

Ukejima → islandGroup → Amami Islands ⓘ

Kakeromajima → locatedIn → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami archipelago

Kakeromajima → islandGroup → Amami Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amami Ōshima Islands