Traveling Luck for Benten-shima Japan (general), Japan Japan flag

Alternatively known as Benten Sima, Benten-jima

The timezone in Benten-shima is Asia/Tokyo
Morning Sunrise at 06:45 and Evening Sunset at 17:17. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 31.7000°, Longitude. 130.7167°

Weather near Benten-shima Last report from Kagoshima Airport, 14.9km away

Weather light rain patches fog Temperature: 19°C / 66°F
Wind: 3.5km/h West
Cloud: Few at 500ft Scattered at 10000ft Broken at 12000ft

Satellite map of Benten-shima and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Benten-shima in Japan (general), Japan

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

Accommodation around Benten-shima

Hotel Kyocera 1409-1 Mitsugi, Hayato-cho, Kirishima

Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima 19-14 Horiecho, Kagoshima

Chisun Inn Kagoshima 1-3 Gofuku-cho, Kagoshima

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

anchorage an area where vessels may anchor.

fourth-order administrative division a subdivision of a third-order administrative division.

airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

marine channel that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable.

railroad station a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight.


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Airports close to Benten-shima

Kagoshima(KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan (14.9km)
Miyazaki(KMI), Miyazaki, Japan (93.7km)
Kumamoto(KMJ), Kumamoto, Japan (164.2km)
Tanegashima(TNE), Tanegashima, Japan (170km)
Yakushima(KUM), Yakushima, Japan (191.1km)

Airfields or small strips close to Benten-shima

Kanoya, Kanoya, Japan (50.7km)
Nyutabaru, Nyutabaru, Japan (105.9km)