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Japan's Amami Islands: Secret Tropical Galapagos Hideaway

February 20, 2026·13 days ago·via AOL.com
Japan's Amami Islands: Secret Tropical Galapagos Hideaway
Nestled in Kagoshima Prefecture between Kyushu and Okinawa, the Amami Islands form an eight-island subtropical archipelago renowned as Japan's "Galápagos of the East" for their extraordinary biodiversity. Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima boast UNESCO World Heritage status, sheltering rare endemic species like the "living fossil" Amami rabbit, spiny rat, Lidth's jay, and Otton frog with its Wolverine-like claws.
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