{"id":59581,"date":"2026-07-03T14:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/47_0057\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:37:38","slug":"47_0057","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/","title":{"rendered":"Koshikijima Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the &#8220;Koshikijima Archipelago&#8221; consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki, Nakakoshiki, and Shimokoshiki\u2014with the entire area designated as a quasi-national park, offering a hidden paradise rich in dynamic, untouched coastal scenery. The ultimate hallmark here is its academically invaluable geological art sculpted by nature, featuring towering vertical cliffs over 200 meters high layering precious strata dating back about 80 million years to periods like the Cretaceous, alongside the globally rare &#8220;Nagame no Hama&#8221; gravel bar. Connected entirely by beautiful grand bridges in 2020, it is immensely popular among international travelers looking for\u7d76\u666f driving or cycling. It is an premier sanctuary to experience authentic Japanese fishing village life and Earth&#8217;s powerful tectonic history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the &#8220;Koshikijima Archipelago&#8221; consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki, Nakakoshiki, and Shimokoshiki\u2014with the entire area designated as a quasi-national park, offering a hidden paradise rich in dynamic, untouched coastal scenery. The ultimate hallmark here is its academically invaluable geological art sculpted by nature, featuring towering vertical cliffs over 200 meters high layering precious strata dating back about 80 million years to periods like the Cretaceous, alongside the globally rare &#8220;Nagame no Hama&#8221; gravel bar. Connected entirely by beautiful grand bridges in 2020, it is immensely popular among international travelers looking for\u7d76\u666f driving or cycling. It is an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1346],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kagoshima"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Koshikijima Islands | Viewdory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the &quot;Koshikijima Archipelago&quot; consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Koshikijima Islands | Viewdory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the &quot;Koshikijima Archipelago&quot; consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki,\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Viewdory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-03T05:25:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-03T05:37:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ogp.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"V-trip admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"V-trip admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"V-trip admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\"},\"headline\":\"Koshikijima Islands\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-03T05:25:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-03T05:37:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":126,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Kagoshima\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/\",\"name\":\"Koshikijima Islands | Viewdory\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-03T05:25:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-03T05:37:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the \\\"Koshikijima Archipelago\\\" consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki,\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/47_0057\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Koshikijima Islands\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Viewdory\",\"description\":\"See Japan Before You Go.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Viewdory\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Viewdory_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Viewdory_logo.png\",\"width\":697,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Viewdory\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\",\"name\":\"V-trip admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"V-trip admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/viewdory.com\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Koshikijima Islands | Viewdory","description":"Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the \"Koshikijima Archipelago\" consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki,","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Koshikijima Islands | Viewdory","og_description":"Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the \"Koshikijima Archipelago\" consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki,","og_url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/","og_site_name":"Viewdory","article_published_time":"2026-07-03T05:25:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-03T05:37:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ogp.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"V-trip admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"V-trip admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/"},"author":{"name":"V-trip admin","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5"},"headline":"Koshikijima Islands","datePublished":"2026-07-03T05:25:38+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-03T05:37:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/"},"wordCount":126,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Kagoshima"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/","name":"Koshikijima Islands | Viewdory","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-03T05:25:38+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-03T05:37:38+00:00","description":"Beautifully floating in the East China Sea to the west of the Satsuma Peninsula, the \"Koshikijima Archipelago\" consists of three main islands\u2014Kamikoshiki,","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/47_0057\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Koshikijima Islands"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/","name":"Viewdory","description":"See Japan Before You Go.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Viewdory","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Viewdory_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Viewdory_logo.png","width":697,"height":696,"caption":"Viewdory"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5","name":"V-trip admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"V-trip admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/viewdory.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}