Nakatane (中種子町, Nakatane-chō) is a town located on the island of Tanegashima, in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

The Noma district, where the town hall is located, is a key transportation point, and all national and prefectural roads that traverse the island pass through here.

Nakatane, collectively with the other municipalities of Kumage District and the city of Nishinoomote, contributes two members to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kagoshima 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Nakatane is based largely on agriculture (sugar cane, sweet potatoes), livestock (cattle, pigs, etc.