Ishigaki-jima is an island within Yaeyama Islands, and located in Ishigaki-city, Okinawa prefecture.
Kabira Bay It's one of the 100 famous views in Japan.
Video (34 sec) Scenery around Kabira Bay
Tropical fishes and corals can be observed by a glass-bottom boat.
Corals seen through the glass of the boat's bottom.
The entrance 0f Yaeyama-yashi palm colony of Yonehara
Yaeyama-yashi palm is a natural monument in Japan.
Yaeyama-yashi palms wild growing only in Ishigaki-jima and Iriomote-jima, are over 20m tall.
Walking trails for observation.
Variegated Fig (scientific name: Ficus variegata)
A lot of fruit like a fig are born on the trunks of the Variegated Fig.
Fruits growing directly from the trunk. It's said to be called Cauliflory as a botanical term.
(left) A buttress root of Variegated Fig (right) A root of Yaeyama-yashi palm
The water buffalo-drawn carriage going slowly around the village in Taketomi-jima.
Hoshizuna-hama or Star-sand beach
星砂浜 (Hoshizuna-hama) 竹富島 (Taketomi-jima)
Tourists are picking up some star-sand from the sand of the beach.
video ( 1 min 17 sec) Scenery around the Hoshizuna-hama
Premium-Dream-Go, a catamaran liner connecting Yaeyama Islands.
A rainbow over the splash by the boat.
Kubasaki Beach in Kohama-jima
Iriomote-jima as seen from Kohama-jima. This frontal sea is Yonara Straits referred to as 'Manta-way' for Manta passage.
Seaside morning glory (scientific name; Ipomoea pes-caprae)
The 360-degree panoramic view in Kohama-jima can be seen from the top of Ufudaki hill of 99m above sea level.
Resort Hotel Haimurubushi Kohamajima 'Haimurubushi' means the Southern Cross in Okinawan dialect.
Private beach
End of Ishigaki-jima, Taketomi-jima, Kohama-jima. return to List of scenic sites visited
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