Tanegashima

Japanese: 種子島 - たねがしま

Located about 35km south of the Osumi Peninsula. One of the Osumi Islands, it is a long, narrow island from north to south, with an area of ^444.30km2 . It consists of Nishinoomote City, Nakatane Town, and Minamitane Town in Kagoshima Prefecture. To the west are Mage Island (Nishinoomote City) and Yakushima. The topography is low and flat, with the entire island being a plateau or gently sloping hill. The highest point is 282m. In the past, it was written as Tane Island or Tanegashima, and Tanegashima Province, which was equivalent to a province, was established. In 824, Tanegashima Province was annexed by Osumi Province, and thereafter Tanegashima became Kumage County of Osumi Province. Tanegashima was established as part of Shimazu Manor at the end of the Heian period. The Tanegashima clan, the lords of the island in the Middle Ages, is said to have originated when the Higo clan, vassals of the Nagoe clan, the lords of Shimazu Manor, came to the island as local lords. During the Muromachi period, under the rule of Tanegashima Tokiuji, the entire island is said to have converted to the Nichiren sect. Since ancient times, the island played an important role in the transportation of goods between the southern seas and the southern barbarians, and is known for the introduction of firearms to the island in 1543. In the early modern period, the island was under the control of the Kagoshima Domain and was the private domain of the Tanegashima clan, known as Tanegashima-go. Pastures were established, and salt was produced and sweet potatoes were cultivated. Currently, in addition to rice (early cultivation), sugarcane, sweet potatoes, tobacco, peanuts, ponkan, and tankan are cultivated. The fishing industry is centered on coastal fishing, and flying fish, tokobushi, shrimp, and squid are caught. The Tanegashima Space Center, which is a launch base for artificial satellites, is located in Minamitanecho. Regular ferries connect the island with Kagoshima and Yakushima, and the Tanegashima Airport, which opened in March 2006, is located in Nakatanecho. →Tanegashima Gun → Related topics Osumi Strait | Satsuma Islands | Tanegashima Tokitaka | Nansei Islands

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Japanese:

大隅半島の南方約35kmに位置。大隅諸島の一島で，南北に細長く，面積444.30km²。鹿児島県西之表(にしのおもて)市・中種子(なかたね)町・南種子町からなる。西方に馬毛(まげ)島（西之表市），屋久島がある。地形は低平で，全島が台地ないしはなだらかな丘陵状を呈する。最高点は282m。　古くは多【ね】島・多禰島と記し，国に準じた多禰国が成立した。824年同国は大隅国に併合され，以後種子島は同国熊毛(くまげ)郡として推移した。平安時代末に島津荘のうち多禰島が成立。中世の島主種子島氏は，島津荘地頭名越(なごえ)氏の被官肥後氏が地頭代として下向土着したのに始まるとされる。室町期の種子島時氏の時，島全体が法華宗に改宗したという。古くから南海・南蛮との交通に重要な役割を果たし，1543年の鉄砲伝来で知られる。近世は鹿児島藩の支配下，種子島氏の私領種子島郷として推移。牧が置かれ，製塩や甘藷栽培が行われた。　現在，稲作（早期栽培）のほか，サトウキビ，サツマイモ，たばこ，落花生やポンカン，タンカンなどを栽培。漁業は沿海漁業が中心で，トビウオ，トコブシ，エビ，イカなどがとれる。南種子町に人工衛星の打上げ基地である種子島宇宙センターがある。鹿児島・屋久島と定期船が通じ，中種子町に2006年３月新たに開港した種子島空港がある。→種子島銃
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