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Our guide
Ishigaki Island lies about 411 km south-west of Okinawa Island and is the second-largest of the Yaeyama Islands, after Iriomote. It forms the city of Ishigaki, the business and transport centre of the archipelago, and is served by New Ishigaki Airport, the largest airport in the Yaeyamas. Much of the island and its waters, including Mount Omoto and Kabira Bay, are protected within Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park. About 300 km from Taiwan's north-east coast, it has been shaped culturally by both Japan and Taiwan.
We have not checked buses on the island or ferries to the other islands, so look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kabira-Bay-Kabira-park-2019 — Tokyo-Good · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki torinji gongendo — Paipateroma · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki tenmondai — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki oohama tsunamiishi — Paipateroma · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki hirakubo toumidai — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki hirakubo hanto — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki gushiken yoko museum — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ishigaki furusutobaru iseki — Paipateroma · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- HirakuboTodai — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Ishigaki Island (石垣島) is a Japanese island south-west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group, behind Iriomote Island. It is located approximately 411 km (255 mi) south-west of Okinawa Hontō. It is within the City of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture. The city functions as the business and transport center of the archipelago. The island is served by New Ishigaki Airport, the largest airport in the Yaeyamas. Much of the island and surrounding waters including Mount Omoto and Kabira Bay are protected as part of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park. Ishigaki Island, like the rest of Okinawa, is culturally influenced by both Japan and Taiwan due to its location, about 300 km (186 mi) off the north eastern coast of Taiwan.
Background text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Island
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