Gusukube
城辺24°45′ N 125°24′ ETownMiyako-jima
Gusukube covers the south-east of Miyako-jima from Sunagawa to Higashi-Hennazaki, and the Yoshino and Aragusuku snorkel lagoons lie on its coast.
Photo Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Gusukube was a town of 57.60 km² and 6,879 people when it merged into Miyakojima City in October 2005, its office in Fukuzato. It covers the south-east of the island: Aragusuku, Shimozatozoe, Sunagawa, Tomori, Nagama, Nishizatozoe, Higa, Fukuzato and Bora. Under the town lies the world's first large-scale underground dam, built to hold the rainwater that sinks through the limestone.
For a visitor it is the coast that matters. Route 83 runs past the shore-snorkelling lagoons at Aragusuku and Yoshino to Boraga and finally the 2 km spur of Higashi-Hennazaki. Maruyoshi Shokudo at the Sunagawa junction on Route 390 is the soba stop, and Imgya Marine Garden at Tomori is the calm family swim.
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What is there to do in Gusukube?
Gusukube holds Higashi-Hennazaki and the snorkelling lagoons at Yoshino and Aragusuku, plus the spring-fed pools at Boraga.
How far is Higashi-Hennazaki from the airport?
About 20 km. The lighthouse association gives about 30 minutes by car from Miyako Airport.
How do you get to Gusukube?
About 30–35 minutes by car from Miyako Airport; the Miyako Kyoei bus serves Shinjo, Yoshino and Bora.
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