Tokashiki Island

Tokashiki Island
Native name:
トゥガイフィガイ (Tugaifigai)
Tokashiki Island
Map of Kerama Islands; Tokashiki is largest in the center
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates26°11′52″N 127°21′52″E / 26.19778°N 127.36444°E / 26.19778; 127.36444
ArchipelagoKerama Islands
Administration
Japan
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
Largest settlementTokashiki
Demographics
Ethnic groupsRyukyuan, Japanese

Tokashiki Island (渡嘉敷島, Tokashiki-jima, Okinawan: トゥガイフィガイ Tugaifigai)[1] is the largest of the Kerama Islands, a group of Japanese islands southwest of Okinawa in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered from the village of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

  1. ^ "Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-01.