Tanegashima
Tanegashima is an island in Kagoshima prefecture, south of Kyushu. Tanegashima has two claims to fame. In 1543, Portuguese explorer Mendes Pinto found his way there and introduces firearms to the Japanese, and for a long time thereafter rifles were known as tanegashima in Japanese.Landmarks in the Area
Shin-Tanegashima Airport
Aerodrome
New Tanegashima Airport, also known as Tanegashima Airport, is located in Nakatane, on Tanegashima, one of the Ōsumi Islands in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Shin-Tanegashima Airport is situated 3½ km north of Tanegashima. Photo: Tubame2004, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tanegashima
- Location: Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- Population: 36,000
- Latitude: 30.5739° or 30° 34' 26" north
- Longitude: 130.9811° or 130° 58' 52" east
Also Known As
- French: Tanegashima
- German: Tanegashima
- Portuguese: Tanegashima
- Spanish: Tanegashima
In the Area
Localities
- NakataneTown, 5 km southwest
- MinamitaneTown, 19 km south
- 高瀬Locality, 21 km northwest
- 人瀬Locality, 21 km northwest
- 横瀬Locality, 21 km northwest
- 下ノ岬北小島Locality, 22 km northwest
Landmarks
- 種子島郵便局Post office, 18 km north
- Tanegashima Space CenterSpaceport, 19 km south
- Tanegashima Space CenterTourist attraction, 22 km south
- Shimonomisaki CapeCape, 22 km northwest
- Unaji IsletIslet, 22 km northwest
- Uenomisaki CapeCape, 24 km northwest
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