Kagoshima’s Tokara Islands: A Mysterious Land of Volcanoes, Coral Reefs, and Masked Gods

Thermal waters bubble up on the rocky shore of Kuchinoshima. (© Pixta)

Nakanoshima, seen from afar. (© Pixta)

Smoke rising from an eruption on Suwanosejima. (© Pixta)

Akusekijima. (© Pixta)

Boze on the lookout for evil spirits. (© Jiji)

The best known tategami, a stone named Unegami, is the symbol of Kodakarajima. (© Pixta)

Kodakarajima and the Toshima ferry. (© Pixta)