Satsunan Islands

Satsunan Islands, including the Ōsumi, Tokara and Amami Islands

The Satsunan Islands (薩南諸島, Satsunan-shotō[1]) is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

  1. ^ Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd, Tokyo, ISBN 4-8071-0004-1