Yoron Island

Japanese: 与論島 - よろんじま

Located at the southernmost tip of the Amami Islands (since March 2010, the Amami Islands), Okinoerabu Island lies to the northeast and Okinawa Island to the southwest. It was also written as Yoron. It forms Yoron Town in Kagoshima Prefecture and has an area of 20.56 ^km2 . The entire island is made up of raised coral reefs and is flat. Karst topography is developed inland. The ancient name Kaefuta can be seen in Omoro-sōshi. There is a legend that it became part of the Ryukyu Kingdom after it paid tribute to King Yeongjo in 1266. It is said that in 1405, the third son of King Korenishiba of Hokuzan, Ryukyu, came to the island as the Lord of the World and built Yoron Castle. In 1512, King Sho Shin's second son Sho Choei came from Shuri and established a political system in which religion and politics were united, with Noro as the leader. In 1609, the Shimazu clan invaded Ryukyu, and the area was transferred from the rule of the Ryukyu Kingdom to the direct control of the Kagoshima Domain. In the late early modern period, it was divided into two Magiri. In 1879, it was attached to Oshima County. The main crop is sugarcane, and pumpkins are also cultivated. Tourism-related industries developed against the backdrop of the white coral coast and the cobalt blue sea. Yoron Airport and Yoron Port were also developed.
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Japanese:

奄美諸島（2010年３月より奄美群島）最南端に位置し，北東に沖永良部(おきのえらぶ)島，南西に沖縄島がある。〈世論〉とも記された。鹿児島県与論町をなし，面積20.56km²。全島隆起サンゴ礁からなり，平坦である。内陸部にはカルスト地形が発達している。　《おもろさうし》に古名〈かゑふた〉がみえる。1266年英祖王に貢納して以来琉球に帰属したという伝承がある。1405年琉球北山(ほくざん)惟尼芝王の三男王舅が世の主(よのぬし)として来島し与論城を築いたといい，1512年には首里(しゅり)から国王尚真の次男尚朝栄が来島，ノロを主宰者とする祭政一致の政治制度が確立したと伝える。1609年島津氏の琉球侵攻により，琉球王国の統治下から鹿児島藩直轄領となる。近世後期になって２つの間切(まぎり)に分かれた。1879年大島郡に所属。　主な作物はサトウキビで，カボチャの栽培も行われる。サンゴ礁の白い海岸とコバルトブルーの海を背景に，観光関連産業が発展した。与論空港や与論港も整備された。
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