Experience / Training / Vehicle Spots in Yaeyama Islands Area

  • Nakama River Watershed
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    161 Reviews
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    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho Minami Kazami 201
    "In the watershed of Nakama River which flows in the southeast part of Iriomote Island, there is Japan's largest mangrove forest which consists of trees such as Heritiera littoralis and Sonneratia alba, and has been designated a National Natural Monument as ""Nakama River Conservation District."" It is also home to precious nature such as ""Ubundoru Yaeyama Palm Tree Grove"" which is designated a Natural Monument, and a pleasure boat ""Nakama River Mangrove Cruise"" operates so you can observe the watershed."

    石垣島からのツアーで行きました。大原港到着後バスで移動、程なくクルーズ船乗場に着きました。ここは国内最大のマングローブの原生林です。マングローブについて船頭さんの説明を聞きながらのクルーズです。「マングローブとは海水と淡水が混ざり合う汽水域に生える植物の総称であること」などと、実際の木を見ながら詳しく説明してくださいました。潮が満ちている時間帯でしたので船は比較的狭い水路まで入ることが出来ました...

  • Yukui Iriomote Island's dyeing and weaving遯カ遖ーands on art studio
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Pref. Yaeyamaguntaketomichou Haimi 201-53
    This workshop is located near Iriomotejima-Jungle Hotel Painumaya and offers visitors a chance to create their own dyed fabric. You can create dyed textiles using a combination of mangrove bark and seawater that never creates the same pattern twice, as well as straps, mini tapestries made using a loom, and many other handcrafted goods. You can also purchase handwoven coasters and T-shirts that use dyes created from island plants.
  • Nansei Kanko Glass Boat
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho Taketomi 372
    "This pleasure boat that departs and lands at Taketomi Port in Aza Taketomi, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama County. You can peer out from the boat into the sea of Taketomi Island, which belongs to ""Sekiseisho,"" the largest coral reef sea region in Japan. You can observe plenty of coral, as well as various forms of sea life, and ocean floor hot springs. The boat operates to match the arrival time to Taketomi Port from Ishigaki Island, and you can ride without a reservation if there are seats available."
  • Yonaguni Diving Service
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    36 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Yonagunicho Yonaguni 3984-3

    The hammerhead dives are very well organised and the dive instructors and assistants are well trained. Did 8 dives over 3 days with YDS. I will recommend to stay with them, as the meals are superb...

  • Iriomote Shimafuru Turando
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    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Yaeyamaguntaketomichou Uebaru 10-2

    無人販売で買ったパイナップルがとても甘く美味しかったので、家に送るためにいきました。今の時期珍しいピーチパインもありました。お店の方は若いですが、シークワサージュースをサービスしてくりたりと、とても感じがよい方でした。他にも二軒ほど送りましたが、美味しいと講評でした

  • Iriomote Natural Kyuyo Rin
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho Uehara
  • Aqua View
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho Kohama 2930
  • Mizunaka Sightseeing boat U Mie-Ru
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho Minami Kazami 201
  • Iriomote Shima Pyland farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Yaeyamaguntaketomichou Komi 1198

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Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.

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