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Expedition Route Plan |
Naha City > Yoron Island > Okinoerabu Island > Tokuno Island > Yoro Island > Kakeroma Island > Amami-Ohshima Island > Tokara Islands > Yaku Isnalnd > Sata Cape > Miyazaki City > Ohita City > Sada Cape > Seto Town > Matsuyama City Total 1,300km (808 miles)
Kohno will visit the Far East of Russia for research. Also during typhoon season he may be delayed by weather. Therefore the plan has been separated into 3 stages.
The First Stage |
From Naha to Amami-Ohshima 364km by Tandem Kayak |
| Naha City > Heto Cape | 125km |
| Heto Cape > Chaka, Yoron | 23km |
| Chaka > China, Okinoerabu | 38km |
| China > Wadomari | 12km |
| Wadomari > Isen, Tokuno Island | 43km |
| Isen > Yama | 30km |
| Yama > Sotutakasaki, Amami | 48km |
| Sotsutakasaki > Naze | 45km |
The Second Stage |
From Amami-Ohshima to Sata Cape, Kagoshima 392km by Tandem Kayak |
| Naze > Bu-un-saki | 10km |
| Buunsaki > Tokara | 85km |
| Tokara > Kodakara | 14km |
| Kodakara > Akusek | 37km |
| Akusek > Suwanose | 22km |
| Suwanose > Namakono | 30km |
| Nakano > Kuchino | 20km |
| Kuchino > Nagata, Yaku | 70km |
| Nagata > Ioh-toh | 44km |
| Ioh-toh > Ohtomari, Sata Cape | 60km |
The second stage will be the most difficult of this expedition because it is a place where the stream tides of "Kuroshio" meet. If you know the offshore voyage, then you can imagine how hard it is to fight these currents. The toughest part is around Tokara. They must row against the tidal current to reach Kagoshima. It is different story approaching Tanega to Asizuri Cape.
The Third Stage |
From Sata Cape, Kagoshima to Matsuyama 504km by single Kayak |
| Ohtomari, Sata Cape > Kisira | 46km |
| Kishira > Shibushi | 45km |
| Shibushi > Toi Cape | 30km |
| Toi Cape > Aburatsu | 26km |
| Aburatsu > Ohyodogawa | 40km |
| Ohyodogawa > Mimitsu | 50km |
| Mimitsu > Gokasegawa | 35km |
| Gokasegawa > Turumisaki | 56km |
| Turumisaki > Saganoseki | 67km |
| Saganoseki > Sada Cape | 17km |
| Sada Cape > Seto Town | 27km |
| Seto Town > Nagahama Town | 28km |
| Nagahama Town > Futaumi Town | 16km |
| Futaumi Town > Matsuyama | 21km |
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