Anbō, Yakushima

Anbō
安房
Neighbourhood
Red Bridge across the Anbō River
Anbō
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 30°18′54″N 130°39′14.4″E / 30.31500°N 130.654000°E / 30.31500; 130.654000
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu (Ōsumi)
PrefectureKagoshima Prefecture
DistrictKumage
Town (municipality)Yakushima
First official recorded?
Kamiyaku town settledApril 1, 1958
Population
 (2008)
  Total
8,000
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

Anbō (安房), also spelled Ambō, is a port town and the major settlement of the island of Yakushima, in Japan. It is part of the municipality (with town status) of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture.