Tourist attractions in Ishigaki, Okinawa
Click to jump to that item.| 1．Ishigaki, Okinawa | ||||||
| Ishigaki (石垣市, Ishigaki-shi, Yaeyama: Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes Ishigaki island and the Senkaku Islands territory. The city is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands. New Ishigaki Airport serves the city. As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 48,816 and a population density of 213 persons per km2. The total area is 229.00 km2.It is also the location of the Senkaku Islands (see below in the Geography section). | ||||||
| population：47,509人 area：229.15km2 | ||||||
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Ishigaki, Okinawa in Shrine
| 1．Senkaku Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Senkaku Jinja (尖閣神社) is a Shinto shrine located on Uotsuri-jima in the Senkaku Islands, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu. The shrine was founded on April 20, 2000 and serves to pray for the safe passage of all boats through the Senkaku Islands and the East China Sea. Construction was led by Nihon Seinensha, a right-wing organization affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai, and wooden hokora were also constructed. When the shrine was founded, it was the first time since the end of World War II that a kannushi had been on the island. Every year, the two lighthouses built by Seinensha on the island are inspected and serviced, and during this time a yearly festival occurs, and prayers are issued for safe passage. In 2006, Seinensha donated the lighthouses to the government and they are now a national property administered by the Japan Coast Guard. | ||||||
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Ishigaki, Okinawa in Castle
| 2．Furusutobaru Castle | ||||||
| The site sits on a ridge overlooking Miyara Bay. There are 15 walled enclosures, a few of which have been excavated.[3] Finds include local pottery, white porcelain and celadon from China, and the bones of horses and cows.[4][5] | ||||||
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Ishigaki, Okinawa in Museum
| 3．Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum ・Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture | ||||||
| Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum (石垣市立八重山博物館, Ishigaki shiritsu Yaeyama hakubutsukan) opened in 1972 in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection covers the archaeology, history, art, and folk traditions of Ishigaki and the Yaeyama Islands.[1] | ||||||
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Ishigaki, Okinawa in Mountain
| 4．Mount Omoto | ||||||
| Mount Omoto (於茂登岳, Omoto-dake, Yaeyama: Umutu-daki) is a mountain located on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan. Together, with Kabira Bay, it is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.[1][2] At 525.5 metres (1,724 ft) above sea level, Mount Omoto is the tallest mountain in Okinawa Prefecture. It is located on the island of Ishigaki, near the center of the Omoto Mountain Range, which runs east to west along the northern coast of the island. | ||||||
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| 5．Mount Shinten | ||||||
| Mount Shinten (信天山, Shinten-yama) is a mountain located on Kuba-jima of Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. It is the second highest point of the island, after Mount Chitose. | ||||||
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| 6．Mount Chitose (Okinawa) | ||||||
| Mount Chitose (千歳山, Chitose-yama, Yaeyama: Tsïtusï-yama) is a mountain located on Kuba-jima of Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. It is the highest point of the island. | ||||||
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| 7．Mount Narahara | ||||||
| Mount Narahara (奈良原岳, Narahara-dake) is a mountain located on Uotsuri island of Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.[1] It is the highest point of the island.[2] It was named after Narahara Shigeru, the eighth governor of Okinawa Prefecture. | ||||||
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| 8．Mount Byōbu (Okinawa) | ||||||
| Mount Byōbu (屏風岳, Byōbu-dake) is a mountain located on Uotsuri-jima of Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. It is the second highest point of the island, after Mount Narahara. | ||||||
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Ishigaki, Okinawa in coast
| 9．Kabira Bay | ||||||
| Kabira Bay (川平湾, Kabira wan) is located on the north coast of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Renowned for its white sands, turquoise waters and dense vegetation, the bay forms part of the Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park.[1] Alongside Mount Omoto, it has been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty.[2] Black pearls are cultured in the bay.[3] | ||||||
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Ishigaki, Okinawa in river
| 10．Miyara River | ||||||
| Miyara River (Japanese:宮良川) is the biggest natural fresh water river of Ishigaki Island located in Okinawa Prefecture of Japan.[1][2] The river is popular for the mangroves forest on both its banks which houses various wild birds and butterflies.[3] 24°21′19″N 124°12′51″E / 24.3553°N 124.2141°E / 24.3553; 124.2141 | ||||||
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