Nakanoshima

Japanese: 中之島 - なかのしま

A volcanic island located in the northern part of the Toka Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. It has the largest population in the archipelago, and at 34.42 ^km2 , it is the largest. It is made of andesite, and the highest point in the north is the active volcano Ontake (a stratovolcano with an elevation of 979 m). Hot springs bubble up in the village near Nakanoshima Port, which is accessible by ferry from Kagoshima and Naze on Amami Oshima, and steam still rises from the crater near the summit. The small amount of flat land is used for farming, grazing Japanese cattle, and Tokara horses (a prefectural natural monument). The magatama-shaped bottomless pond in the eastern part of the island is also called Oike, and because it is shallow, most of it has become a wetland, providing a habitat for wild birds.

Nakanoshima

Located in Kita-ku, Osaka City, Nakanoshima is a long, narrow island between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River, downstream of the Yodo River. In the Edo period, storehouses were built here, and there was shipping to various parts of Western Japan. From the center to the west, there are the city hall, the Bank of Japan, the Osaka headquarters of the Asahi Shimbun, the Osaka Science Museum, and the National Museum of Art, making it one of the economic and cultural centers of the city. In the east is Nakanoshima Park, which contains the Central Public Hall and the Osaka Prefectural Local History Center.
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Japanese:

鹿児島県，吐【か】喇列島の北部に位置する火山島。列島で最も人口が多く，面積も34.42km²で列島中最大。安山岩からなり，北部に最高点となる活火山・御岳（標高979m・成層火山）がある。鹿児島および奄美大島・名瀬からフェリーが通じる中之島港近くの集落には温泉が湧き，頂上近くの火口からは現在も噴気が上がっている。わずかな平坦地を利用して，畑作や和牛，トカラウマ（県の天然記念物）の放牧が行われている。島東部にある勾玉状の底なし池は御池ともよばれ，水深が浅いため大半が湿地化し，野鳥の生息地となっている。

中之島【なかのしま】

大阪市北区，淀川下流の堂島川と土佐堀川にはさまれた細長い中州。江戸時代には蔵屋敷が置かれ，西日本各地への船便があった。中央部から西部にかけて市役所，日本銀行，朝日新聞大阪本社，市立科学館，国立国際美術館などがあり，市の経済，文化の一中心をなす。東部は中之島公園で，園内に中央公会堂，府立郷土資料センターがある。
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