Kumejima, Japan

Kumejima, Japan is a submarine cable landing point in Japan (coordinates 26.3531°, 126.7753°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Japan's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kumejima is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town consists of the islands of Kume, Ōjima, Ōhajima, Torishima, and Iōtorishima. Among the islands, only Kumejima and Ōjima are populated. Kumejima is located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Naha. The town can be accessed by the New Kumejima Ferry, Japan Transocean Air, or Ryukyu Air Commuter. Kumejima Airport serves the island. As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,192 and a population density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/sq mi). The total area is 63.50 km2 (24.52 sq mi). Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Kumejima, Japan, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Japan. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kumejima, Japan in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Okinawa Remote Islands (2017) — Okinawa Remote Islands is a domestic submarine cable network within Japan, connecting 9 coastal and island locations including Aguni, Ama, Hateruma, Itoman, Kumejima, and 4 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.