Leg 613 ROAH Naha (Japan) to RJKA Amami (Japan)
ROAH - Airport Info
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ICAO code: ROAH
Airport name: Naha
Location: Naha
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Naha Info
Naha is the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa.
Naha is a coastal city located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921, but prior to that Naha had already been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in the Ryukyu Islands.
Naha is the political, economic and educational center of Okinawa Prefecture. In the medieval and early modern periods, it was also the commercial center of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
RJKA - Airport Info
ICAO code: RJKA
Airport name: Amami
Location: Amami
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Amami Oshima is a semi-tropical island in the Ryukyu Archipelago (also known as the Nansei Islands) in Japan. Oshima literally means big island, and it is the largest of the Amami Islands. It lies roughly halfway between the islands of Okinawa and Kyushu. Formerly part of the Ryukyu Kingdom, in 1624 it was annexed by the daimyo of Satsuma. It also spent approximately seven years under American control following World War II.
Amami Oshima is home to several rare or endangered animals, including the Amami Rabbit and the Lidth's Jay, both of which are now found only in Amami Oshima and Tokunoshima. The Amami rabbit is sometimes called a living fossil because it represents an ancient Asian lineage that has elsewhere disappeared.
The island is also home to the habu, a type of venomous snake that can be found throughout the Ryukyu Islands. Mongooses were brought in to kill some of the habu, as the bite from one can be fatal. As of today, the mongooses have bred with each other and are now becoming another problem. In fact, the increase in the mongoose population has been linked to the decline of the Amami rabbit and other endemic species.