China, Kagoshima

China, written in Japanese with the characters for well-known town and read China-cho, is a town on Okinoerabujima in Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It sits at the southern end of the island and covers about 53 square kilometres, with an estimated population of 5,750 as of October 2020. The town is known for Yuhmu Beach, Ushishi Beach, Tannya Cape and the long Shoryu Caves, which were discovered in 1963 and partly opened to visitors that year. The climate is humid subtropical with frequent typhoons, and the economy rests on sugar cane, sweet potato, peanut and flower farming. China Village was founded in 1888, and the town keeps a distinctive lion dance and the Daija-Odori snake dance.