Kami Shima

Kamishima is the second largest island in the Amakusa archipelago of Japan. Its coasts are washed by Yatsushiro Sea and Shimabara Bay of Ariake Sea, both being the part of East China Sea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sakitsu Church and Sakitsu Village.

Sakitsu Church

Church

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Sakitsu Church is a Catholic church in Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan. It was first constructed in 1888 but it was renovated and moved to its current location in 1934.

Sakitsu Village

Sakitsu Village

Photo: Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kami Shima

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

32.31025° or 32° 18′ 37″ north

Longitude

130.04047° or 130° 2′ 26″ east

Elevation

94 metres (308 feet)

Open location code

8Q4G826R+35

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Kami Shima” goes by many names.

Japanese: “かみしま”
Japanese: “カミシマ”
Japanese: “神島”

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