Overview
Eniyabanare Island is an uninhabited island in the Amami Islands, belonging to Setouchi in Kagoshima Prefecture. It lies about 1.5 kilometers northwest of Sanku on Kakeroma Island, facing the southern shore of Amami Oshima across the Oshima Strait. With an area of roughly 0.31 square kilometers, the entire island lies within Amami Guntō National Park.
Highlights
- ●An uninhabited island facing the southern coast of Amami Oshima across the Oshima Strait
- ●A natural setting entirely contained within Amami Guntō National Park
- ●A maritime location about 1.5 kilometers northwest of Sanku on Kakeroma Island
- ●Nearby reefs including Hase about 300 meters to the southwest and Akase about 1.7 kilometers to the northwest
History
In 1921, construction began on the Eniyabanare battery attached to the Amami Oshima fortress, and it remained in use until the end of the war in 1945. Traces of the former barracks still remain near the summit. In recent years the island has been used as a site for outdoor experience activities on uninhabited terrain.
Access
As an uninhabited island it has no regular ferry service and is reached by sea from neighboring inhabited islands. A visit requires advance arrangements and confirmation of safe conditions.
Best season
Set in a subtropical stretch of sea, the island is best approached when the water is calm and the weather is settled for activities offshore.
Map
28.1944, 129.1683 · Wikidata
Suggested itinerary
- 1Depart by sea from a neighboring inhabited island toward Eniyabanare
- 2Take in the view of the southern shore of Amami Oshima across the Oshima Strait
- 3Observe the remains of the barracks associated with the former battery near the summit
- 4Note the position of nearby reefs such as Hase to the southwest and Akase to the northwest before returning
Did you know?
💡 The whole of this uninhabited island falls within Amami Guntō National Park.
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