Nakatane is a town located in central Tanegashima, in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Nakatane Town Hall
Tanegashima (種子島) is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New Tanegashima Airport. Administratively, the island is divided into the city, Nishinoomote, and the two towns, Nakatane and Minamitane. The towns belong to Kumage District.
NASA photo of Tanegashima
In the vicinity of Inu Castle Coast, Daikoya District
Town area of Nakatane (中種子町), Kagoshima, Japan
Weathered rocks near Mt. Iwasaki