Zamami (座間味村, Zamami-son, Okinawan: Kushigiruma (後慶留間)) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

[2][3] On March 3, 2014 (Coral Day), the Kerama Islands, including Zamami Village, were designated a Japanese National Park.

Other designations of Zamami include a two-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide Japan, as well as a “Wetland of International Importance” under the Ramsar Convention (2005).

Many other uninhabited islands are also a part of the village, including Gahi, Agenashiku, Amuro, Yakabi, Kuba, Ou, and Mukaraku.

[3] The Chinese vessels would stop in Zamami Island’s Ago-no-Ura bay to wait for favorable winds before proceeding on toward China.

[1] Additionally, from the beginning of the Meiji Period until the Second World War, Yakabi and Kuba islands were mined for copper.

[7] The island was among the first sovereign Japanese lands containing civilian inhabitants to be invaded by America during World War II.

In stark contrast to its calamitous history at the end of World War II, Zamami is now known as a popular tourist destination.

Visitors to Zamami can rent and ride motor scooters around the island's narrow and winding mountain roads.

[citation needed] Only 8.38 square kilometres (3.24 sq mi) of the Zamami is utilized as farmland, and the village has been reduced to only 35 farming families.

Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus), a type of edible seaweed popular in Okinawan cuisine, is the primary marine product of the village.

[1] Zamami Village hosts four designated tangible cultural properties, at the national or municipal level.