Kouri
古宇利26°42′ N 128°01′ EVillageKouri-jimaPop. 346
Kouri is the one settlement on Kouri-jima in Nakijin village, where about 350 people live and the island's cafés and shrimp stands gather near the Kouri Bridge.
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Everything a visitor needs sits close to the bridge: the beach, the Kouri Fureai Hiroba car park with toilets and paid showers, and the lunch places. The district keeps its own rituals, and in 2025 its Unjami sea-god ceremony fell on 15 September as part of the village harvest festivals.
Lunch is the event here. Shirasa serves sea urchin on rice, the Kouri Shrimp truck does garlic shrimp, and the roadside station Sorahashi gathers local produce and a food court.
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How many people live on Kouri-jima?
Kouri-jima had 346 residents at the 2015 census, almost all in the Kouri settlement near the bridge.
Where do you park in Kouri?
Kouri Fureai Hiroba near the Kouri Bridge has about 150 parking spaces with toilets and paid showers, a few minutes' walk from Kouri Beach.
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