Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
90.7km²
Area
104km
Coastline
404m
Highest point
Gyōnin-dake
9,654
People
28°C
Warmest sea
August
330km
To the mainland
When to go to Nagashima Island
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in August (28 °C) and coolest in February (16 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to November.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Kagoshima, Japan
Nagashima Island is an island in Japan. It covers 90.7 km², with 104 km of coastline. Its highest point, Gyōnin-dake, rises to 404 m. About 9,654 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 330 km away.
Getting there
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at KOJ airport (Kagoshima)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesEzax Sanwa Ferry
- 330 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Nagashima Island.
- 3beaches
- 9viewpointsNagasakibana Lighthouse Park, Nagashima-hakkei (The eight views of Nagashima), Maitoko Windmill Park, Nagashima-hakkei (The eight views of Nagashima), Kuronoseto Park, Nagashima-hakkei (The eight views of Nagashima) and 6 more
- 1lighthousesNagasakibana Lighthouse
- 1ferry terminalsEzax Sanwa Ferry
- 3named peaks
- 2campsitesNagashima Youth Travel Village (Campground)
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 9restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Nagashima Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Nagashima Island, each with its own numbers.
3mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
394m
Gyōnin-dake
according to Peakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 130 m above the sea. 79 % of it is below 200 m.
- 20 %0–50 m
- 60 %50–200 m
- 21 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Takanosu9,705 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Night low (°C) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 |
| Sea (°C) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Rain (mm) | 78 | 97 | 126 | 159 | 195 | 385 | 312 | 187 | 206 | 106 | 112 | 94 |
| Wet days | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.4 | −0.7 | +0.3 | +0.8 | −0.6 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | −0.5 | −0.9 |
| 2022 | −0.5 | −0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.3 |
| 2024 | −0.7 | +0.7 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +2.2 | +1.7 | +1.3 | −0.8 |
| 2025 | −0.7 | −1.9 | −1.2 | −0.9 | −0.6 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +1.4 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q11652207) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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