Amami Islands
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Amami Islands (奄美 Amami) is a group of islands in Kagoshima prefecture in the Kyūshū region of Japan.[1]
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History [change]
The name of the islands comes the mythological figure of Amamiko.[2]
Amami was occupied by the United States from 1945 to 1953.[1]
Geography [change]
The largest island in the group is Amami-Ohshima.[3] Other islands include Kikaijima, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Yorontou and some small islands make up the Amami Islands.
