Wadomari Town

First graduates planted the big tree.

Kunigami School's banyan

Photo by Snap55 at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0)

01 ／ Yononushi's Tomb

With two stone gates and a double forecourt,the tomb is said to be that of Yononushi.

The tomb in Uchijiro, Wadomari, has a first stone gate, a second stone gate and an ossuary, and the tourism association says it has a double forecourt. Said to be the tomb of Yononushi, believed to have ruled the island around the 14th to 15th centuries, it was designated a national Historic Site on 17 February 2026 as part of the Okinoerabujima Ancient Tombs.

First gate, second gate, ossuary
Double forecourt
17 Feb 2026: national Historic Site (tomb group)

02 ／ Fucha

Fucha is the island's namefor a "seawater-spouting cave."

On the steep cliffs of the north coast, a vertical cave formed as raised coral reef was eroded by rough waves opens like a mouth. Kunigami's Fucha is a Wadomari town-designated scenic spot, and the tourism association writes that in strong winds the sea can spout tens of meters.

Vertical cave in raised coral reef
Wadomari town-designated scenic spot
Spouts tens of meters in strong wind

03 ／ Goran Magohachi's Castle Ruins

A castle that uses limestone terrainis said to be built by Yononushi's retainer.

Goran Magohachi was one of the four chief retainers who served Yononushi, who governed the island around the 15th century. The tourism association writes that the castle he built used the natural limestone karst, with stonework strengthening its function. The ruins are a Wadomari town-designated historic site and privately owned.

One of Yononushi's four retainers
Stonework on limestone karst
Town-designated historic site

Living here

An island town reached from Kagoshima by boat or plane.

about 6,000 people
Rural district town

Wadomari has no railway; its gateway is Wadomari Port. The tourism association describes crossing by boat from Kagoshima and flying to Okinoerabu Airport from Kagoshima Airport and elsewhere. The airport is in the town, and in some weather ferries call at Inobe Port, also in the town, instead.

People living here: 6,246people
Area: 40.39km²
Households: 2,883households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 4 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —4 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 1 municipalities.

Wadomari Town in Japan27.392°N 128.655°E

Territory of Wadomari Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

8.7km

知名町

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Wadomari Town isthis kind of town.

01The banyan in the Kunigami Elementary School yard is a town-designated Natural Monument, planted in 1898 by the school's first graduates, the tourism association writes
02The ancient tomb group of Okinoerabu Island spans Wadomari and China and is a national Historic Site; the tourism association writes that Yononushi's Tomb on the Wadomari side is the largest ancient tomb on the island
03The town website says Saigo Takamori spent 1 year 7 months in prison here and established his "Keiten Aijin" thought, and that his teachings influenced the island's education and culture

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Wadomari Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗