A simple, refreshing island: the Tokunoshima Route

Yonama Beach is best known as a sunset spot. On cloudless days, you can watch the sun dropping into an orange sea from an orange sky. 

The 360-degree panoramic view of the Pacific and the East China Sea is a must-see. On a fine day, there are views of Kakeromajima, Yoroshima and Ukejima, as well as of the Tonbara Rocks, a famous fishing spot. Below is a cycad palm forest.
（Photos: Tokunoshima Tourism Organization）

One of the "Ten Sights of Amami", Cape Inutabu is a triangular Ryukyu limestone cliff jutting out into the East China Sea. The cape hosts the Battleship Yamato Memorial Tower, dedicated to all the men who sank with the ship in 1945, which makes a beautiful silhouette as the sun sinks over the far horizon. At the carpark is a refreshment area as well as displays about the Yamato battleship. Also equipped with toilets, rest area and water supply.
（Photos: Tokunoshima Tourism Organization）

Strange rock formations and cliffs are dotted along the coast which faces the East China Sea, the result of millennia of erosion of the uplifted coral reef. A famous photography spot is the Megane-iwa "Eyeglass Rock", a set of two sea arches resembling a pair of spectacles.