🏝️ Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa (Northern), and Iriomote Islands
UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting subtropical biodiversity across the Ryukyu Chain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site designation: 2021
- Location: Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Four islands with five component parts spanning subtropical rainforests, mangrove forests, and coral reef ecosystems
- Home to endemic and critically endangered species including the Iriomote cat and Amami rabbit
Four islands in the Ryukyu Chain—Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, the northern portion of Okinawa, and Iriomote—were collectively designated a UNESCO ...