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    Kayama Island

    加屋真島, Kayamajima Island, Kayama Jima

    24°22′N 124°00′E

    Kayama Island (Japanese: 嘉弥真島, Kayama-jima, Yaeyama: Kayama) is a small uninhabited island located in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It situated 2 kilometers northeast of Kohama Island.

    小浜島大岳から見た嘉弥真島。遠くに石垣島を望む。
    小浜島大岳から見た嘉弥真島。遠くに石垣島を望む。

    FoxyStranger Kawasaki / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    24°22′N 124°00′E

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    Kayama Island (Japanese: 嘉弥真島, Kayama-jima, Yaeyama: Kayama) is a small uninhabited island located in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It situated 2 kilometers northeast of Kohama Island. It is known for its rabbit population, numbering anywhere between 500 and 1,000. Travel agencies offer tours to the island.

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    Also in Yaeyama Islands

    Also in Sakishima Islands

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