Since Amami Oshima Island is an island where flowers in the deep and dark old-growth forest bloom in profusion throughout the year and where one-of-a-kind plants and animals call home, this island is also known as the “Oriental Galapagos”. Amami Oshima Island is a treasure chest of valuable plants and animals including a mangrove primeval forest, which is Japan’s second largest in terms of area, and is inhabited by the Amami Rabbit, a national protected species, and seeks to be registered as a world heritage site. In Mangrove Park, canoeing through the mangroves is popular.