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The Koshiki Islands are a group of islands in [[Kagoshima prefecture]], located just west of the Satsuma peninsula, in the [[East China Sea]]. They consist chiefly of the three islands of Kami-Koshiki, Naka-Koshiki, and Shimo-Koshiki.

The Koshiki Islands are a group of islands in [[Kagoshima prefecture]], located just west of the Satsuma peninsula, in the [[East China Sea]]. They consist chiefly of the three islands of Kami-Koshiki, Naka-Koshiki, and Shimo-Koshiki.

In the [[Edo period]], the Koshiki Islands were administered by officials known as ''bangashira'', recruited or appointed from among the people of the island.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Kei, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 244.</ref>

In the [[Edo period]], the Koshiki Islands were administered by officials known as ''bangashira'', recruited or appointed from among the people of the island.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 244.</ref>

Travelers were occasionally castaway on the Koshiki Islands; two famous incidents involved [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] castaways in [[1604]], and [[1790]]. In the former instance, [[Satsuma han]] officials detained the castaways for a time, at the order of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. In the latter instance, however, the stranded Ryukyuan officials simply procured a boat and made their way to [[Kagoshima]] on their own (or with the help of the locals).

Travelers were occasionally castaway on the Koshiki Islands; two famous incidents involved [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] castaways in [[1604]], and [[1790]]. In the former instance, [[Satsuma han]] officials detained the castaways for a time, at the order of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. In the latter instance, however, the stranded Ryukyuan officials simply procured a boat and made their way to [[Kagoshima]] on their own (or with the help of the locals).