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Our guide
Taketomi Island is one of the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, part of the town of Taketomi. Its population was 323 in January 2012. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
We have not checked ferry connections, 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
- Village in Taketomi Island - located at southwest Japan — ippei & janine naoi · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi kusukumui — Paipateroma · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi kuramotoato — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi kaiji hama 2022 1 — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi kaiji hama 2022 — Paipateroma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi island - West jetty — maru0522 · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi asatoya — Paipateroma · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Taketomi Municipal Taketomi Elementary and Junior High School — Yasu ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kihoin by shig2006 in Taketomi, Okinawa — shig2006 · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Hoshinoya Okinawa — Hoshino Resorts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Taketomi Island (竹富島, Taketomi-jima; Yaeyama: Takidun; Taketomi dialect: Teedun; Okinawan: Dakidun) is an island in the town of Taketomi, within Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Taketomi is one of the Yaeyama Islands. The population of Taketomi Island was 323 as of January 2012.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Island
Getting there
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