Tourist Spots
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Urada Beach
浦田海水浴場(うらだかいすいよくじょう)Urada Beach on the north side of Tanegashima has a white sandy beach and blue…
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Hamada Beach (Chikura Grotto)
浜田海水浴場(千座の岩屋)Hamada Beach is adjacent to Chikura Grotto. Chikura Grotto is a grotto created though erosi…
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Hirota Ruins Museum
広田遺跡ミュージアムA facility that provides a guide to the Hirota Ruins (a national historic site). It also exhibits…
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Urada Shrine
浦田神社Urada Shrine enshrines white rice. The enshrined deity is Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto. It is said that Ugayafukia…
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Injo Coast (Matate Grotto)
犬城海岸(馬立の岩屋)A beautiful coast with many caves eroded by the sea and strangely shaped rocks. It is said that…
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Nature Recreation Village (Kumano Beac…
自然レクリエーション村(熊野海水浴場)The only beach in the town with small islands floating offshore, a white sandy …
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Otatsumetatsu Rock
雄龍雌龍の岩(おたつめたつのいわ)A rock that is the subject of a legend. The legend goes that a couple called Tatsug…
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Cape Kadokura
門倉岬The southernmost cape of Tanegashima. The Teppodenraikikohi is a monument that has been erected to commemorate …
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Nagahama Coast
長浜海岸The largest sandy beach on the island that stretches out over a total of 12 kilometers on the west side of Na…
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Maenohama Beachfront Park
前之浜海浜公園A white beach that extends out over 8 kilometers. You may encounter the footprints of sea turtles who v…