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Ride the classic island loops, measured from open data.

We route every ride over OpenStreetMap with a bike profile, sample the elevation every 25 m and count the konbini along the line. Pick by distance, bike or island.

A ferry sits at Aka Port below a wooded hill on Geruma, and the curved Aka Ohashi bridge crosses the blue channel between the two islands
A hawksbill turtle glides over branching coral off Aka with its front flippers spread wide in clear blue water
A young Kerama deer stands alert on dry grass at the edge of the scrub on Aka, looking straight at the camera with its ears raised
Easy easy

Aka, Geruma and the airport bridge

Aka-jima

10.1 km · +113 m · 36% quiet roads

A paddleboarder glides in silhouette across golden water off Araha Beach as the sun sets behind dark rocks and streaks of cloud over the East China Sea
Waves break white against the base of Cape Manzamo, where the grassy cliff ends in a limestone arch shaped like an elephant's trunk dipping into the deep blue sea
A path curves down through Chinen Misaki Park to a grassy headland with a red-roofed pavilion, and Kudaka lies low on the deep blue sea beyond
Moderate moderate

Chatan seawall to Cape Zanpa

West coast

50 km · +238 m · 100% quiet roads

A grey stone pyramid at Japan's Southernmost Monument stands on the coral rock of Takanasaki with the white Hateruma Star Observatory behind it.
Stone markers and a pillar painted with the Japanese flag stand among the coral rock and grass at Japan's Southernmost Monument on Hateruma.
The rugged limestone shelf of Takanasaki runs along the south coast of Hateruma with the star observatory standing on the skyline.
Easy easy

Hateruma loop to Japan's southernmost point

Hateruma-jima

15.2 km · +98 m · 100% quiet roads

A paved path winds over the grassy, rock-studded spine of Higashi-Hennazaki as white surf breaks against its flank and the Pacific stretches deep blue beyond.
A wooden fence follows the edge of a dark limestone cliff toward the white lighthouse at Higashi-Hennazaki, where the reef breaks offshore.
The view from the lighthouse follows the road as it loops over the long grassy cape of Higashi-Hennazaki above a coast scattered with coral boulders.
Moderate moderate

Shigira to Higashi-Hennazaki and back

Miyako-jima

29.4 km · +354 m · 17% quiet roads

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 paved path climbs through low scrub to the red-tiled pavilion at Tamatorizaki, where the reef edge draws a white line across the deep blue sea.
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.
Moderate moderate

Hirakubo peninsula to the northern lighthouse

Ishigaki-jima

32.6 km · +388 m · 7% quiet roads

Ie-jima lies flat and oval in deep blue sea, ringed by a pale band of reef, with the Motobu Peninsula and Minna faint beyond it
From the summit of Gusuku-yama a patchwork of fields, farm roads and low houses spreads flat across Ie-jima to the sea on every side
Seen from the forest on Yaedake, Ie-jima lies flat across a deep blue strait with the single rock peak of Gusuku-yama rising from its middle
Easy easy

Ie-jima loop from the ferry port

Ie-jima

20.2 km · +193 m · 65% quiet roads

Morning light shows the sandy bottom through clear shallow water beside the long, low Ikema Bridge and a rocky limestone outcrop.
An orange centre line leads across the deck of the Ikema Bridge between patterned railings as summer clouds pile up over the sea.
The Ikema Bridge strides on concrete piers across green and turquoise reef water from a grassy headland on Miyako toward the low island of Ikema.
Moderate moderate

Hirara to Ikema and back

Miyako-jima

40.7 km · +197 m · 38% quiet roads

The Funaura Causeway carries the road and a line of power poles low across the water of Funaura Bay toward the hills of Iriomote.
The thin white line of Pinaisara Falls drops down a dark cliff in the forested hills across a stretch of calm water on Iriomote.
Pinaisara Falls pours down a high rock wall into the forest beyond a mossy boulder and the twisted branches of jungle trees.
Moderate moderate

Iriomote coast road from Uehara to Ohara

Iriomote-jima

34.1 km · +378 m · 0% quiet roads

Low tide leaves rippled sand and shallow channels across the Nagura Anparu wetland under green hills on the west side of Ishigaki.
From the hills above Nagura the view takes in rice fields, the mangrove fringe of the Anparu wetland and the wide pale water of Nagura Bay.
Young mangroves stand in silhouette on the flats of Nagura Bay as the sky over Ishigaki burns red and orange after sunset.
Epic epic

Ishigaki island loop

Ishigaki-jima

74.7 km · +606 m · 13% quiet roads

Low tide leaves rippled sand and shallow channels across the Nagura Anparu wetland under green hills on the west side of Ishigaki.
From the hills above Nagura the view takes in rice fields, the mangrove fringe of the Anparu wetland and the wide pale water of Nagura Bay.
Young mangroves stand in silhouette on the flats of Nagura Bay as the sky over Ishigaki burns red and orange after sunset.
Moderate moderate

Kabira Bay and Yonehara from Ishigaki town

Ishigaki-jima

50.2 km · +469 m · 6% quiet roads

An aerial view over Kin Bay follows the Kaichu Doro causeway out to Henza and its oil tanks, and pale green reef surrounds Miyagi and Ikei farther along the chain
Four lanes of the Kaichu Doro causeway run straight across the sea toward Henza, with palms along the shoulder and a long green island on the horizon
Low tide exposes pale sand flats and reef in clear shallow water beside the Kaichu Doro, with the green ridge of Henza across the bay under a deep blue sky
Easy easy

Kaichu Doro and the four islands

Central

34.5 km · +272 m · 43% quiet roads

Two walkers pass a stone monument where the railed path starts up the wooded slope of Ufudaki in the middle of Kohama.
From the summit of Ufudaki the reef water around the flat sandy islet of Kayama shades from turquoise to deep blue, and Ishigaki's mountains line the horizon.
The view southeast from Ufudaki takes in Kohama's patchwork of cane fields and pasture running out to a low green point and the open sea.
Moderate moderate

Kohama loop over Ufudaki to Hosaki

Kohama-jima

13.8 km · +156 m · 97% quiet roads