Akajima
Akajima, also written and pronounced Akashima, is an island belonging to the group of Kerama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is commonly referred to as Aka and is popular with tourists from Okinawa and mainland Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Okinawa, Japan
- Also known as: “Aka”, “Aka Island”, and “Aka-shima”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zamami.
Zamami
Village
Photo: Hashi photo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zamami is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of more than 20 islands approximately 40 kilometres west of the prefectural capital of Naha.
Akajima
- Category: landform
- Location: Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Akajima” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة اكا”
- Azerbaijani: “Aka adası”
- Cebuano: “Aka Jima”
- Chinese: “Aka Tó”
- Chinese: “阿嘉島”
- Dutch: “Aka Island”
- French: “Aka-jima”
- French: “île Aka”
- German: “Aka-jima”
- Italian: “Aka (isola)”
- Italian: “Aka”
- Japanese: “あかじま”
- Japanese: “阿嘉島”
- Lithuanian: “Akadžima”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Aka Tó”
- Russian: “Акадзима”
- Spanish: “Akajima”
- Spanish: “Isla Aka”
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Localities in the Area
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