Ojima village
奥武（玉城字奥武）Ou26°08′ N 127°46′ EVillageOjimaPop. 872
Ojima village is the fishing settlement that covers all of the 0.23 km² island of Ojima off Tamagusuku in Nanjo, where about 870 people live and two tempura stands draw visitors.
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The whole island is one district, Tamagusuku Ou, and about 870 people lived here in April 2021, in lanes that twist up a low hill. There is no school, so children cross the bridge every morning to Tamagusuku's primary and junior high schools. The life of the place is the port and the Imaiyu fish market, where the catch is sold and cooked.
Visitors come for tempura at Nakamoto and Ohshiro and for the glass-bottom boat over the reef. The Kannon-do on the hill holds an image of Kannon given by a Chinese crew the islanders rescued in the seventeenth or eighteenth century.
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See and do
Things to do in Ojima village遊ぶ
Ojima glass-bottom boat奥武島海底観光グラスボートboat
A 30-minute glass-bottom boat over the reef, leaving once two passengers gather; 9:00–17:00 from October to March.
Ojima Kannon-do奥武島の観音堂temple
A small hall holding a Kannon image given by a rescued Chinese crew.
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Is there a konbini on Ojima?
No. OpenStreetMap shows no konbini on Ojima, so buy drinks at the tempura shops or the Imaiyu market.
What does the name Ojima village mean?
Ojima village comes from the local name Ou, meaning island of ō, the old word for the yellowish light of the dead. See the island entry: Tanigawa Ken'ichi linked the Ou islands to an old custom of placing the dead in caves on small offshore islands. The whole island is the district of Tamagusuku-aza-Ou; an inland district of the same name also exists.
How do you get to Ojima village?
Nanjo's N-bus stops at the single Ojima bus stop. Nanjo's N-bus routes link the villages, and the Odekake Nanjii shared taxi runs on demand anywhere in the city from 8:00 to 20:00 (not 31 December–3 January) for ¥300 a ride; book on 098-949-1235.
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