#okinoerabu
Souvenir #pennant in Japan, my collection.
"沖永良部" Okinoerabu Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Okinoerabu Island is located in the Pacific Ocean about 550 km south of the Kagoshima mainland. The island has hundreds of limestone caves.
Length 72cm (28.3in). Around 1970s or 1980s. #vintage
December 13, 2024 at 10:28 AM
A green alga, Rhipidosiphon javensis, found in Okinoerabu-jima Island, Kagoshima.
#algae #Phycology #seaweeds
February 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN
Suffocating heat 24/7 goes on.
October records:
33.4 Ishigaki
33.4 Hateruma
33.1 Ue
33.0 Kanoya
32.9 KItahara
32.7 Koniya
32.6 Ozu
29.6 Takamori
High minimums
28.3 Naha and Ashimine
28.1 Naze and Okinoerabu
27.8 Amagi

Summer will continue for weeks!
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Avrainvillea obscura, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sargassum ilicifolium, a brown alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Please join us in welcoming back sanshin player Kaizan Nitta to AZ 2026! Born on Okinoerabu Island, which is just north of Okinawa, he learned to play the sanshin. He performs a wide range of genres from traditional to Okinawan pop. www.animazement.com/guests/kaiza...
February 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
In collaboration with the Marine Botany Lab and Kagoshima City Aquarium this week, we conducted a marine algal survey on the remote island of Okinoerabu-jima in the Ryukyu Islands. Surveys were carried out at more than ten sites along the island’s entire coastline using SCUBA and skin diving.
June 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Caulerpa andamanensis, a newly recorded species from Japan, collected from Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Archipelago.

Suzuki, Ohashi, Hasegawa, Namba, Kosugi, Terada 2026
Phycol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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June 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Please join us to welcome sanshin player Kaizan Nitta to AZ2025! Born on Okinoerabu Island, just north of Okinawa, he learned to play the sanshin, an instrument rooted in Okinawan culture. He performs a wide range of genres from traditional to Okinawan pop. www.animazement.com/guests/kaiza...
February 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This guide compares Yakushima, Tanegashima, Amami, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu, Yoron, Iojima, and the Tokara Islands, so you can choose the island that actually fits your trip.

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May 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A red alga, Dudresnaya kuroshioensis, found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Caulerpa filicoides, a green alga found on Okinoerabu-jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands.
June 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Typhoon Saudel heads west after pounding Japan’s southwestern remote islands, injuring 2

Typhoon Saudel was about 180 kilometres northwest of Okinoerabu island, packing winds of up to 144 kph as of late morning Wednesday as it headed toward China's eastern coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency…
Typhoon Saudel heads west after pounding Japan’s southwestern remote islands, injuring 2
Typhoon Saudel was about 180 kilometres northwest of Okinoerabu island, packing winds of up to 144 kph as of late morning Wednesday as it headed toward China's eastern coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said
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August 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
【石丸伸二vs九州有名言語学者】日本帰化元アメリカ人が語る九州の魅力【ReHac9Quest アン・クレシー二】
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUJQ...

#鹿児島 #kagoshima #amami #tokunoshima #sakurajima #kirishima #ibusuki #kanoya #yakushima #kirishimacity #minamioosumi #okinoerabu #satsumasendai #shibushi #tanegashima #yoron
【石丸伸二vs九州有名言語学者】日本帰化元アメリカ人が語る九州の魅力【ReHac9Quest アン・クレシー二】
YouTube video by ReHac9−リハック九州−
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September 28, 2026 at 9:06 AM
[June 30th, 1945] Tokyo reports US destroyers and minesweepers reconnoitering Okinoerabu Island, a stepping stone to Japan, north of Okinawa. The US also occupied Kume Island, 50 miles west of Okinawa, without resistance.

#history #OTD #WWII #1940s
June 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A friend of mine identified the species!
Japanese Common Name: Nanahoshi Kin Kamemushi
Distribution: Okinawa, Minami Daito, Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Okinoerabu Islands. Outside of Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia
OKINAWA IKIMONO Lab | Nanahoshi Kin Kamemushi(in japanese)
生物多様性おきなわブランド発信事業公式サイト「オキナワイキモノラボ」へようこそ!沖縄県は個性豊かな希少生物が多く生息し、独自の生態系を保ってきた、正に「東洋のガラパゴス」自然豊かな沖縄の貴重な資源の「保全・利用」を目指して皆で学んでいきましょう!
biodiversity.okinawa
April 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
2026/06/26 ~ 28
- staying at JR Kyushu Hotel Kagoshima
JR九州ホテル 鹿児島
maps.app.goo.gl/xgccPcty3o6B...
- Goal take a train to the most Southern JR Train Station
Marix Line | Ferry reservations and cruises connecting Kagoshima-Amami-Okinawa
Marix Line is a ferry company that connects Kagoshima with Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabu, Yoron, and Okinawa. On a comfortable ferry journey, enjoy activities that allow you to experience the ...
marixline.com
May 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
【石丸伸二vs今野忍vs箕輪厚介】新年度SP!新社会人&新生活について...まったり雑談【ReHacQ高橋弘樹】
www.youtube.com/watch?v=67p6...

#kagoshima #amami #tokunoshima #sakurajima #kirishima #ibusuki #kanoya #yakushima #kirishimacity #minamioosumi #okinoerabu #satsumasendai #shibushi #tanegashima #yoron
【石丸伸二vs今野忍vs箕輪厚介】新年度SP!新社会人&新生活について...まったり雑談【ReHacQ高橋弘樹】
YouTube video by ReHacQ−リハック−【公式】
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April 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
【スーツvsどこにでも行くドスコイ】商店街に佇むディープな夜の街…知られざる大都会・宮崎県【チキン南蛮】
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeo...

#kagoshima #amami #tokunoshima #sakurajima #kirishima #ibusuki #kanoya #yakushima #kirishimacity #minamioosumi #okinoerabu #satsumasendai #shibushi #tanegashima #yoron
【スーツvsどこにでも行くドスコイ】商店街に佇むディープな夜の街…知られざる大都会・宮崎県【チキン南蛮】
YouTube video by 行かない旅 【公式】
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September 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM
【石丸伸二vs福岡県政】元市役所職員が実名告白!福岡県議が不当要求?一体なぜ?【ReHacQvs井上純子】
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4pc...

#kagoshima #amami #tokunoshima #sakurajima #kirishima #ibusuki #kanoya #yakushima #kirishimacity #minamioosumi #okinoerabu #satsumasendai #shibushi #tanegashima #yoron
【石丸伸二vs福岡県政】元市役所職員が実名告白!福岡県議が不当要求?一体なぜ?【ReHacQvs井上純子】
YouTube video by ReHacQ−リハック−【公式】
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM