is a town located on Amami à Âshima, in à Âshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 5,992 and a population density of 73 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 82.06 km<sup>2</sup>.
Tatsugà  occupies the northern portion of Amami à Âshima, facing the East China Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is bordered by the city of Amami to both the south and the north. The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons.
Tatsugà  Village was established on April 1, 1908. As with all of the Amami Islands, the village came under the administration of the United States from July 1, 1946 to December 25, 1953. It was elevated to town status on February 10, 1975.
The town economy is primarily based on agriculture, with sugar cane and citrus horticulture as the main crops, and commercial fishing. The Amami Nature Observation Forest, in the Nakagumo mountains, is in the center of Tatsugà  and is a popular ecotourist attractive. Tatsugà  is also known for the production of à Âshima tsumugi, a traditional silk textile used for high-quality kimono. The town is home to Maeda Tsumugi Kà Âgei, one of the largest producers of à Âshima tsumugi in Japan.
The Tatsugà Â-gara pattern is a traditional design used in à Âshima tsumugi weaving, named after Tatsugà  village on Amami à Âshima. It is composed of three stylized motifs: the scales of the venomous habu snake, the zigzag leaves of the sotetsu (sago palm), and floral elements (sometimes colored in red or blue).
These motifs reflect the natural environment of the region and are abstracted into geometric forms using the precise ikat technique characteristic of à Âshima tsumugi.