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.
Native name: トゥガイフィガイ (Tugaifigai) | |
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 Tokashiki Island | |
 Map of Kerama Islands; Tokashiki is largest in the center | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 26°11′52″N 127°21′52″E / 26.19778°N 127.36444°E |
| Archipelago | Kerama Islands |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Largest settlement | Tokashiki |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
Geography
editTokashiki is a hilly island of about 15.29 square kilometers with sheer cliffs which descend down to the seas.[2]
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Aharen beach on Tokashiki island -
Tokashiku beach
.JPG)
Climate
editThe climate is warm year-round with a daily mean of 21 Celsius. It has 1,938 hours of sunshine per year, but it can get cloudy in December through February.
| Climate data for Tokashiki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 134.2 (5.28) |
129.2 (5.09) |
170.3 (6.70) |
194.9 (7.67) |
269.1 (10.59) |
284.8 (11.21) |
154.7 (6.09) |
208.8 (8.22) |
234.6 (9.24) |
157.4 (6.20) |
120.9 (4.76) |
135.8 (5.35) |
2,200.5 (86.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.1 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 132 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 89.9 | 97.6 | 124.0 | 135.6 | 163.7 | 188.8 | 274.0 | 248.2 | 207.1 | 180.0 | 126.1 | 105.8 | 1,938.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editTokashiki port is connected to Naha by ferry. But the small Mitshushima ferry also connect the Aharen port to Zamami and Aka.
References
edit- ^ "Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ Tokashiki Island. Kerama islands website.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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