Kohama Island is an island in the Yaeyama Islands group at the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands chain, and part of Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 7.84 km2, with a surrounding area of 16.6 km2. The island is located about 25 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Island, which is the transportation and business center of the Yaeyama Islands.
The 2001 NHK drama series Churasan was set on the island. Shinobu Miyara, former member of Da Pump, is from Kohama-jima. The octogenarian "idol" group, KBG84, has given Kohama much media coverage.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohama_Island
Coordinates 24°20'18.191" N 123°58'40.333" E
