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{{About|the town in Kagoshima Prefecture|the city in Fukuoka Prefecture|Amagi, Fukuoka}}
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{{nihongo|'''Amagi'''|天城町|Amagi-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] on the northwest coast of [[Tokunoshima]], in [[Ōshima District, Kagoshima|Ōshima District]], [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], in the northern [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Japan]]. {{As of |2025|02|01}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of  5,464 in 3095 households and a [[population density]] of 68 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Amagi-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.amagi.lg.jp|title=Amagi town official statistics|publisher=town.amagi.lg.jp|language=Japanese|accessdate=8 July 2025}}</ref> The [[Masena River]] flows into the sea at Amagi.

Amagi is served by [[Tokunoshima Airport]] and Hetono Port and is a centre for [[sugarcane]] production and seasonal tourism. Around 20 [[bullfighting]] events are held in Amagi each year.

==History and governance==
Amagi Village was established in 1908, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tokunoshima-town.org/shakaikyoikuka/machi/tokunoshima/nenpyo/hyo699-1949.html|work=Tokunoshima Town Board of Education|date=14 April 2022|title= 徳之島町年表（699～1949|publisher= Tokunoshima Town|accessdate=8 July 2025|language=Japanese}}</ref> As with all of Tokunoshima, the village came under the administration of the United States from 1946 to 25 December 1953.  On 1 January 1961, Amagi was upgraded to town status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amamishimbun-co-jp.translate.goog/2021/10/30/34404/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=60th Anniversary of Amagi Town Establishment Ceremony|publisher=Amamishimbun.co.jp|language=Japanese |date=30 October 2021|accessdate=8 July 2025}}</ref>

Amagi has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town council of 14 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seijiyama.jp/article/news/el20181127-4.html|title=天城町長選が告示 新人の一騎討ち、町議選とともに12月2日投票|publisher=seijiyama.jp|date=27 October 2018|accessdate=8 July 2025|language=Japanese}}</ref> 

In 2024, Amagi was awarded the "Best Tourism Village 2024" by the [[United Nations World Tourism Organization]] due to its sustainable urban development.<ref name="tekuto"/>

==Geography and climate==
Amagi occupies the northwestern portion of the island of [[Tokunoshima]], in the [[Amami Islands|Amami archipelago]] of the southern [[Satsunan Islands]] in the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]], with the [[East China Sea]] to the west.<ref name="GM">{{Google maps | url = https://www.google.com/maps?ll=27.811944,128.8975&q=27.811944,128.8975&hl=en&t=h&z=12 | accessdate =8 July 2025}}</ref> Amagi is surrounded by the municipalities of [[Isen, Kagoshima|Isen]] to the south and [[Tokunoshima, Kagoshima|Tokunoshima]] to the east.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TO77EAAAQBAJ&dq=Amagi+Tokunoshima&pg=PA25|title=An Introduction to the Japonic Languages - Grammatical Sketches of Japanese Dialects and Ryukyuan Languages|year=
2022|isbn=9789004519107|publisher=Brill|author=Shimoji, Michinori|page=25}}</ref> The total area of the municipality is {{cvt|80.40|km2}}.<ref name="Kago">{{cite web|url=https://www-kagoshima--iju-jp.translate.goog/introduce/amagi/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=徳之島子宝空港のある、豊かな森と景観のまち|publisher=Kagoshima--iju-jp|language=Japanese}}</ref> The [[Masena River]] flows into the sea at Amagi.<ref name="GM"/>

===Climate===
The climate is classified as [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September.<ref name="jma"/>

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|location = Amagi, Kagoshima (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
|Jan record high C = 25.4
|Feb record high C = 25.2
|Mar record high C = 26.4
|Apr record high C = 27.9
|May record high C = 30.3
|Jun record high C = 33.0
|Jul record high C = 35.0
|Aug record high C = 35.2
|Sep record high C = 34.6
|Oct record high C = 32.6
|Nov record high C = 29.5
|Dec record high C = 27.2
|Jan record low C = 4.6
|Feb record low C = 5.9
|Mar record low C = 5.1
|Apr record low C = 9.3
|May record low C = 13.2
|Jun record low C = 17.4
|Jul record low C = 21.9
|Aug record low C = 21.9
|Sep record low C = 19.3
|Oct record low C = 14.5
|Nov record low C = 10.1
|Dec record low C = 7.2
|Jan high C = 18.6
|Feb high C = 19.3
|Mar high C = 20.7
|Apr high C = 23.1
|May high C = 26.0
|Jun high C = 28.6
|Jul high C = 31.7
|Aug high C = 32.0
|Sep high C = 30.8
|Oct high C = 27.8
|Nov high C = 24.2
|Dec high C = 20.2
|Jan mean C = 15.6
|Feb mean C = 16.2
|Mar mean C = 17.6
|Apr mean C = 20.0
|May mean C = 23.0
|Jun mean C = 26.0
|Jul mean C = 28.7
|Aug mean C = 28.8
|Sep mean C = 27.6
|Oct mean C = 24.8
|Nov mean C = 21.3
|Dec mean C = 17.4
|Jan low C = 12.6
|Feb low C = 13.1
|Mar low C = 14.5
|Apr low C = 16.9
|May low C = 20.3
|Jun low C = 23.9
|Jul low C = 26.4
|Aug low C = 26.2
|Sep low C = 25.0
|Oct low C = 22.2
|Nov low C = 18.4
|Dec low C = 14.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 87.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 86.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 127.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 126.6
|May precipitation mm = 211.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 362.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 158.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 197.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 214.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 163.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 117.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 93.5
|year precipitation mm = 1957.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 11.8
|Feb precipitation days = 11.1
|Mar precipitation days = 11.4
|Apr precipitation days = 9.9
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 13.5
|Jul precipitation days = 7.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 12.0
|Oct precipitation days = 9.2
|Nov precipitation days = 9.2
|Dec precipitation days = 11.2
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name="jma">{{cite web
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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = 16 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = 16 March 2022}}</ref>}}

== Economy, facilities and culture==
The economy of the town is based on sugarcane, with the production of [[brown sugar]].<ref name="tekuto"/> The Nansei Cane Sugar Company is situated in the southwestern part of the town, with a factory on the Masena River, with many sugarcane fields in the area to the southwest.<ref name="GM"/> Also of note are [[livestock]], [[potato]]es and seasonal tourism.<ref name="tekuto">{{cite web|url=https://www.tekuto.com/en/news/press-releasea-first-in-western-japan-kagoshima-prefectures-amagi-town-has-been-recognized-as-the-best-tourism-village-2024-by-the-united-nations-world-tourism-organization-un-tourism-for-i|title=A first in Western Japan! Kagoshima Prefecture's Amagi Town has been recognized as the "Best Tourism Village 2024″ by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) for its 'sustainable urban development"!|publisher=Tekuto.com|date=13 December 2024|accessdate=8 July 2025}}</ref>

Amagi is served by [[Tokunoshima Airport]]. Amagi, as with the rest of Tokunoshima, does not have any passenger railway services, and it is not located on any national highway or expressway. The town is served by Hetono Port.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OSoYEQAAQBAJ&dq=Amagi+Tokunoshima&pg=PA146|title=Okinawa & Japan's Southwest Islands|author=Davey, Jo|date=2024|isbn=9781784776824|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|page=146}}</ref> Takehara Hospital is at Hedono.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4FnTBwAAQBAJ&dq=Amagi+Tokunoshima&pg=PA446|title=Animal, Plant, and Microbial Toxins - Volume 2 Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Immunology|publisher=Springer US|year=2012|page=446 |isbn=978-1-4684-0889-8 }}</ref>

The town hosts an annual [[triathlon]] event.<ref name="Kago"/> The Matsubara Bullring is known for its [[bullfighting]] events, hosting around 20 events a year.<ref name="tekuto"/>

==Notable people==
*[[Kyokunankai Hiromitsu]], sumo wrestler

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100911104326/http://www.yui-amagi.com/ Town website] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Towns in Kagoshima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]