The special 15-hour hell of getting to Japan’s beautiful Tokunoshima at this time of year

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The special 15-hour hell of getting to Japan’s beautiful Tokunoshima at this time of year

The sea voyage to this peaceful, relaxing island is anything but. Ask most people with a knowledge of Japanese geography where Kagoshima Prefecture is, and they’ll tell you it’s the southwestern tip of Kyushu, the southernwesternmost of Japan’s four main islands. ▼ Kagoshima marked in red But while that’s true, Kagoshima isn’t just the southwestern tip of Kyushu. The prefecture also includes the Amami Island archipelago, which is way south of Ky…