Amami Ōshima (奄美大島, Okinawan: Uushima (ウーシマ); Amami: Ushima (ウシマ)), also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū...

The Amami language or languages (島口, シマユムタ, Shimayumuta), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in...

The Battle of Amami-Ōshima, known in Japan as the Spy Ship Incident in the Southwest Sea of Kyūshū (九州南西海域工作船事件, kyūshū-nansei-kaiiki-kōsakusen-jiken)...

attempted to invade Amami Ōshima in 1493, but Ryukyu defeated them. During the 16th century, there were three rebellions on Amami Ōshima that Ryukyu put down:...

the Amami Ōshima language, whereas a separate northern variety exists. According to Ethnologue, there are 1,800 speakers of Southern Amami Ōshima. The...

(in this case, Amami Japanese is influenced by the Amami Ōshima language). In the past, the locals of Amami Ōshima spoke the Amami Ōshima language, which...

Amami Ōshima (Amami Island) in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan. Amami Airport was opened as Amami Oshima Airport (奄美大島空港, Amami-Ōshima Kūkō) on June...

their Ryukyuan-looking appearance. In 1726 Tabata Sabunji (田畑佐文仁) of Amami Ōshima became the first islander to be allowed to use a surname in recognition...

(1990) subdivided Kikai: Amami dialect Northern Amami dialect Northern Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima Northern Kikai Southern Amami dialect Southern Kikai...

found in Amami Ōshima and Toku-no-Shima, two small islands between southern Kyūshū and Okinawa in Japan. Often called a living fossil, the Amami rabbit...

nearby Manenzaki lookout point in Amami Ōshima. Coastal area of Amami Ōshima Kinsakubaru wildwood in Amami Ōshima View from Tokunoshima A beach on Okinoerabujima...

conversations in Amami Ōshima is not the traditional Amami language, but rather a regional variation of Amami-accented Japanese, known as Amami Japanese. It’s...

Sumiyō (住用村, Sumiyō-son) was a village located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated...

Koniya Sign, or Amami Oshima Sign (AOSL), is a village sign language, or group of languages, on Amami Ōshima, the largest island in the Amami Islands of Japan...

Amami (奄美市, Amami-shi) is a city located on the island of Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Amami is the most populated municipality on Amami...

Kikaijima. Northern Amami Ōshima, spoken in most of Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima, spoken in Setouchi on the southern end of Amami Ōshima. Tokunoshima,...

Gajajima Suwanosejima Akusekijima Tairajima Kodakarajima Takarajima Amami Ōshima Kikaijima Kakeromajima Yoroshima Ukeshima Tokunoshima Okinoerabujima...

of the Amami languages, most of which have their own ISO 639-3 codes: Amami languages Amami Ōshima Northern Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima Kikai Tokunoshima...

(all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote...

The Japan Coast Guard (Japanese: 海上保安庁, Hepburn: Kaijō Hoan-chō) is the coast guard responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan under the...

Naze (名瀬市, Naze-shi) was a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1946. As of 2003, the city had...

Amami Islands show Shō Toku's conquest of Kikai Island in 1466, a failed Satsuma invasion of Amami Ōshima in 1493, and two rebellions on Amami Ōshima...

research to the Amami Islands, largely independently of Okinawan archaeology. His comprehensive study found 129 gusuku toponyms in Amami Ōshima. Similarly...

pop singers from Amami Ōshima such as Hajime Chitose and Atari Kōsuke. Although shima-uta is often considered to represent Amami's musical tradition, it...

Uken (宇検村, Uken-son) is a village located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the village had an estimated...

The languages of the Amami Islands can be divided into the conservative northern group (Northern Amami Ōshima, Southern Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima) and...

The Amami thrush (Zoothera major) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to the islands of Amami Ōshima and Kakeroma island in the northern...

of Amami Ōshima, facing the East China Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It also includes numerous offshore islands of Amami Ōshima, including...

the Ryukyu archipelago by the end of the 15th century, and by 1571 the Amami Ōshima Islands, to the north near Kyūshū, were incorporated into the kingdom...

restricted distribution occurring only on the southern Japanese islands of Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima in pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated...