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26°12′ N 127°41′ E · 沖縄Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles · Photos credited where they appear · © 2026 Ride Okinawa

Islands/Outer islands

Yaeyama Islands

八重山諸島

Ishigaki is the hub for a ring of islands with nothing else like them in Japan: the jungle and mangrove rivers of Iriomote, Taketomi's coral-sand lanes, the cattle pastures of Kuroshima. Boats leave Ishigaki's island terminal all day, and the furthest go to Hateruma under the Southern Cross.

8 islands16 towns24 beaches29 stays

TownsBeachesStaysContours every 50 m on land; depth lines at the drop-offs

Photo Kzaral · Flickr · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery

Bridges and ferries

Islands島

Hateruma-jima

Yaeyama

slow days, beach time

Hatoma-jima

Yaeyama

doing nothing, beach walks

Iriomote-jima

Yaeyama

river cruises, guided jungle treks

Green slopes on the Hirakubo peninsula fall to a pale sand cove and a wide shelf of reef water along the far north coast of Ishigaki.

The white Hirakubozaki lighthouse stands on a grassy headland at Ishigaki's northern tip above deep blue water and a small rocky islet offshore.

A curve of white sand runs along the edge of Kabira Bay as a few visitors walk down to the glass-bottom boats pulled up at the shore.

Glass-bottom boats ride at anchor over pale green shallows in Kabira Bay, where a wooded limestone islet sits below Ishigaki's hills under soft cloud.

Ishigaki-jima

Yaeyama

island hopping base, snorkelling

Kohama-jima

Yaeyama

e-bike loops, views across Yaeyama

Black beef cattle graze on short grass beneath a broad shade tree on Kuroshima under a clear blue sky

Kuroshima

Yaeyama

easy cycling, farm lanes

Stewed pork spare ribs and round yellow noodles fill a dark glazed bowl of clear broth on a wooden table at Takenoko on Taketomi

Taketomi-jima

Yaeyama

slow cycling, village walks

Yonaguni-jima

Yaeyama

diving, cliff-top views

Where to base

Towns and neighbourhoods町

波照間集落

Hateruma village

Hateruma-jima

Village

Higawa

Yonaguni-jima

Village

Green slopes on the Hirakubo peninsula fall to a pale sand cove and a wide shelf of reef water along the far north coast of Ishigaki.

The white Hirakubozaki lighthouse stands on a grassy headland at Ishigaki's northern tip above deep blue water and a small rocky islet offshore.

From the Tamatorizaki lookout the reef shallows run north to a sandy neck of land and the peaked hills of the Hirakubo peninsula under a big blue sky.

Hirakubo

Ishigaki-jima

Village

Ibaruma

Ishigaki-jima

Village

A concrete seawall walk leads along clear shallow water to the small white Kannonzaki lighthouse on its wooded point west of Ishigaki town.

A wide bowl of yushi tofu at Tofu no Higa on Ishigaki holds loose white curds in pale broth with green onion, beside a small bowl of rice

Ishigaki town centre

Ishigaki-jima

City

A curve of white sand runs along the edge of Kabira Bay as a few visitors walk down to the glass-bottom boats pulled up at the shore.

Glass-bottom boats ride at anchor over pale green shallows in Kabira Bay, where a wooded limestone islet sits below Ishigaki's hills under soft cloud.

Late afternoon sun lights the boats moored in Kabira Bay and the green ridge of hills that closes the view across the water on Ishigaki.

The pale reef shallows of Kabira Bay stretch toward a line of forested hills on Ishigaki, and a single skiff rests near the scrubby shore below.

Kabira

Ishigaki-jima

Village

Kohama village

Kohama-jima

Village

Kubura

Yonaguni-jima

Village

In the water

Beaches and swims浜

Barasu Island

Uehara · Iriomote-jima

Sandbar

フサキビーチ

Fusaki Beach

Ishigaki City · Ishigaki-jima

Beach

南風見田の浜

Haemida Beach

Ohara · Iriomote-jima

Beach

Hoshizuna Beach

Uehara · Iriomote-jima

Snorkel

Ida-no-hama

Shirahama · Iriomote-jima

Beach

西崎（ハンマーヘッドポイ

Irizaki hammerhead dives

Kubura · Yonaguni-jima

Dive

与那国島海底地形（遺跡ポ

Iseki Point (Yonaguni Monument)

Kubura · Yonaguni-jima

Dive

石垣島サンセットビーチ

Ishigaki Sunset Beach

Hirakubo · Ishigaki-jima

Beach

Every price

Stay宿

あびゃん与那国島ゲストハ

Abyan Yonaguni Guesthouse Kubura

Kubura · Yonaguni-jima

Guesthouse¥

ANAインターコンチネン

ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort

Ishigaki City · Ishigaki-jima

Resort¥¥¥

クラブメッド石垣島カビ

Club Med Ishigaki Kabira

Kabira · Ishigaki-jima

Resort¥¥¥

エコヴィレッジ西表

Eco Village Iriomote

Ohara · Iriomote-jima

Resort¥¥

フサキビーチリゾートホ

Fusaki Beach Resort Hotel & Villas

Ishigaki City · Ishigaki-jima

Resort¥¥

島宿願寿屋

Shima-yado Ganjuya

Taketomi Village · Taketomi-jima

Villa¥¥¥

ゲストハウスゆんテラス

Guest House Yun Terrace

Ishigaki City · Ishigaki-jima

Guesthouse¥

はいむるぶし

Haimurubushi

Kohama Village · Kohama-jima

Resort¥¥¥

Soba to awamori

Eat and drink食

Akaishi Shokudo

Ibaruma · Ishigaki-jima

Soba

Awanami Saketen

Hateruma Village · Hateruma-jima

Other

ビヤガーデン国境

Beer Garden Kokkyo (Hate)

Sonai · Yonaguni-jima

Seafood

BOB's CAFE

Kohama Village · Kohama-jima

Cafe

Boo no Ie

Shirahama · Iriomote-jima

Cafe

ちろりん村

Chirorin Mura

Taketomi Village · Taketomi-jima

Bar

Coyote

Kohama Village · Kohama-jima

Cafe

デンサー食堂

Densa Shokudo

Uehara · Iriomote-jima

Soba

Sights

See見る

Agarizaki

Sonai · Yonaguni-jima

Cape

バンナ公園

Banna Park

Ishigaki City · Ishigaki-jima

Park

Dr.コトー診療所オープ

Dr. Koto Clinic Set

Higawa · Yonaguni-jima

Park

ユーグレナモール

Euglena Mall

Ishigaki City · Ishigaki-jima

Street

船浦海中道路

Funaura Causeway

Uehara · Iriomote-jima

Island road

波照間島星空観測タワー

Hateruma Star Observatory

Hateruma Village · Hateruma-jima

Viewpoint

鳩間島灯台

Hatoma Lighthouse

Hatoma-jima

Lighthouse

The white Hirakubozaki lighthouse stands on a grassy headland at Ishigaki's northern tip above deep blue water and a small rocky islet offshore.

Green slopes on the Hirakubo peninsula fall to a pale sand cove and a wide shelf of reef water along the far north coast of Ishigaki.

Hirakubozaki Lighthouse

Hirakubo · Ishigaki-jima

Lighthouse