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Japan: Typhoon Bebinca Leaves Trail Of Damage In Amami, Kagoshima

Typhoon Bebinca, locally called Typhoon No. 13, hit Amami, Kagoshima on Saturday, September 14. It left trail of damage including blown off roof. A maximum instantaneous wind speed of 31.1 meters was recorded at 9 pm on the 14th.

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Glowing mushrooms in southwestern Japan

Glowing mushrooms in southwestern Japan

Photo shows Mycena lux-coeli mushrooms emitting greenish light in woods in the Kagoshima Prefecture town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island on the night of April 21, 2023.

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Glowing mushrooms in southwestern Japan

Glowing mushrooms in southwestern Japan

Photo shows Mycena lux-coeli mushrooms emitting greenish light in woods in the Kagoshima Prefecture town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island on the night of April 21, 2023.

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Winter cherry blossoms bloom on southern Japan island

Winter cherry blossoms bloom on southern Japan island

AMAMI, Japan - Wintertime cherry blossoms begin to bloom at the Amami Nature Observation Forest in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015.

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Powerful typhoon expected to approach southern Kyushu

Powerful typhoon expected to approach southern Kyushu

AMAMI, Japan - Children evacuate to a public hall in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima Island in southwestern Japan from a camping area on Aug. 8, 2014, with a powerful typhoon approaching. Typhoon Halong may bring heavy rain, high waves and strong winds to wide areas of Japan over the weekend.

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Turtle with transmitter released from Kagoshima beach

Turtle with transmitter released from Kagoshima beach

AMAMI, Japan - A loggerhead turtle with a transmitter attached to its shell is released on a beach in the town of Tatsugo, Kagoshima Prefecture, on July 19, 2012.

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Downpour hits Amami

Downpour hits Amami

TATSUGO, Japan - The garden of a house looks like a river following heavy rain in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011.

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Downpour hits Amami

Downpour hits Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man walks on a road turned to mud by a downpour in the town of Tatsugo on Amami Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011.

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Heavy rain in Amami region

Heavy rain in Amami region

AMAMI, Japan - A woman walks in front of a building partially covered by debris from a mudslide triggered by heavy rain falls in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010.

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Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

AMAMI, Japan - People carry relief goods to a shelter from a truck of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010. The heavy rain caused mudslides on the island in southern Japan, killing three people.

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Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

AMAMI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces patrol on motorcycle in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010, after a mudslide triggered by heavy rain. Three people were killed on the island in southern Japan as a result of heavy rainfall.

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Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - A massive landslide is seen following heavy rainfall in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2010.

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Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - Photo shows a home damaged by a mudslide triggered by heavy rain that led to the death of 88-year-old Toshiko Miyanohara in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2010.

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Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - A man stands in front of a car and house damaged by a mudslide triggered by heavy rain in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2010. Three women were killed as a result of the heavy rain on the island in southern Japan.

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Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

AMAMI, Japan - High waves buffet houses in Tatsugo on Amamioshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2009, as Typhoon Melor moved closer toward Japan's mainland.

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Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

AMAMI, Japan - High waves buffet houses in Tatsugo on Amamioshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2009, as Typhoon Melor moved closer toward Japan's mainland.

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Bioluminescent mushrooms in Japan

Bioluminescent mushrooms in Japan

Photo taken April 3, 2021, shows bioluminescent mushrooms emitting a greenish light at a forest park in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Bioluminescent mushrooms in Japan

Bioluminescent mushrooms in Japan

Photo taken April 3, 2021, shows bioluminescent mushrooms emitting a greenish light at a forest park in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Rite to pray for rich rice crop held on southern Japanese island

Rite to pray for rich rice crop held on southern Japanese island

Groups of men and women clad in white garments perform a traditional rite in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2015. The practice is one of two rites performed to pray for a rich rice harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rite to pray for rich rice crop held on southern Japanese island

Rite to pray for rich rice crop held on southern Japanese island

Dozens of men continue rocking the straw roof of a hut built on a hill overlooking rice fields in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 17, 2015. The event, continued until the hut collapses, is one of two traditional rites conducted to pray for a rich rice harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

AMAMI, Japan - High waves buffet houses in Tatsugo on Amamioshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2009, as Typhoon Melor moved closer toward Japan's mainland. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

Typhoon moving closer toward Japan's mainland

AMAMI, Japan - High waves buffet houses in Tatsugo on Amamioshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2009, as Typhoon Melor moved closer toward Japan's mainland. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - Photo shows a home damaged by a mudslide triggered by heavy rain that led to the death of 88-year-old Toshiko Miyanohara in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - A massive landslide is seen following heavy rainfall in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

Heavy rain on Amami-Oshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - A man stands in front of a car and house damaged by a mudslide triggered by heavy rain in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2010. Three women were killed as a result of the heavy rain on the island in southern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Downpour hits Amami

Downpour hits Amami

TATSUGO, Japan - The garden of a house looks like a river following heavy rain in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Downpour hits Amami

Downpour hits Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man walks on a road turned to mud by a downpour in the town of Tatsugo on Amami Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Winter cherry blossoms bloom on southern Japan island

Winter cherry blossoms bloom on southern Japan island

AMAMI, Japan - Wintertime cherry blossoms begin to bloom at the Amami Nature Observation Forest in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Powerful typhoon expected to approach southern Kyushu

Powerful typhoon expected to approach southern Kyushu

AMAMI, Japan - Children evacuate to a public hall in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima Island in southwestern Japan from a camping area on Aug. 8, 2014, with a powerful typhoon approaching. Typhoon Halong may bring heavy rain, high waves and strong winds to wide areas of Japan over the weekend. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain in Amami region

Heavy rain in Amami region

AMAMI, Japan - A woman walks in front of a building partially covered by debris from a mudslide triggered by heavy rain falls in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

AMAMI, Japan - People carry relief goods to a shelter from a truck of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010. The heavy rain caused mudslides on the island in southern Japan, killing three people. (Kyodo)

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Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

Disaster relief in storm-hit Amami

AMAMI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces patrol on motorcycle in Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010, after a mudslide triggered by heavy rain. Three people were killed on the island in southern Japan as a result of heavy rainfall. (Kyodo)

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Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island

Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island

Participants in a traditional ritual wave their hands in prayer for a good harvest on the shore of Amami-Oshima Island in Tatsugo in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 20, 2020.

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Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island

Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island

Participants in a traditional ritual wave their hands in prayer for a good harvest on the shore of Amami-Oshima Island in Tatsugo in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 20, 2020.

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