Amami Oshima: One of eight islands in the Amami archipelago, Oshima ("Big Island") offers travelers a unique experience unlike anything else they'll find in Japan. 263/iStockphoto/Getty Images ...

Amami Oshima is accessible through regional airlines servicing several Japanese cities and by ferry from Kagoshima city. For more info, visit Japan National Tourism Organization’s website at ...

amami oshima is around 1200 kilometers southwest of tokyo. 80% OF THE LAND HERE IS COVERED IN SUBTROPICAL VEGETATION. NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND IS ONE OF JAPAN'S LARGEST MANGROVE FORESTS.

AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--The Environment Ministry said Sept. 3 it has eliminated all invasive mongooses from Amami-Oshima island here, describing the eradication program as a “worldwide ...

More than 300 kilometers from the southern tip of Kyūshū, and an equal distance from Okinawa to the south, Amami Ōshima is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. With coral reefs, sparkling blue seas ...

The world’s only wild black-furred rabbit has a very important job — distributing seeds for a parasitic plant. By Jason Bittel On the Amami Islands of Japan, wonder blooms from a nibble and ...

Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island in the country's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima.

Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the age of 50 after years of struggle. He then spent highly productive years there painting ...