In Pictures: Amami-Oshima (Islands): Island Walk

The Rurikakesu is a beautiful bird native only to Amami. It's fairly small and about 38 cm long. This scarce beauty is a natural monument of Japan and is the bird of Kagoshima Prefecture.

The Amami Islands are a group of tropical islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan about 300 km north of Okinawa and about 380 km south of Kyushu. (Read More: Island Walk)