Ishigaki Island Travel Essential Check-in Guide
1. There are many tourist attractions worth visiting in Ishigaki Island, Japan. Here are some of the main attractions:
Natural Landscape
2. Kabira Bay: Located in the northern part of Ishigaki Island, it is part of the Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park. The water is clear and transparent, and the white sand is set against the emerald green sea. It was rated as a three-star attraction in the Michelin Green Guide Japan. This is also the world's first successful breeding site for black lip pearls. You can take a glass-bottom boat to admire underwater corals, tropical fish, and sea turtles.
3. Tamatorizaki Observation Deck: Located on the northeast coast of Ishigaki Island, it is one of the main tourist attractions. From here you can overlook the scenery of the Hirakubo Peninsula, the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and wade through the dead corals to the edge of the living corals exposed above the water.
4. Dream Island (Hamajima): It is the star attraction of Ishigaki Island. It only appears at low tide. 360-degree clear sea water surrounds a crescent-shaped beach. Every time the tide changes, its appearance will also change, like a phantom.
5. Sukuji Beach: Located in Iriomote Island and Ishigaki National Park, it is a paradise for sunset lovers. The surrounding mountains and blue waters complement each other, creating charming scenery.
6. History and Culture
Miyaraden Garden: Built in 1819, it is a samurai-style villa and the oldest building of its kind still existing in the Ryukyu Islands.
7. Tangren Tomb: In 1852, an American ship carrying Chinese coolies ran aground near Ishigaki Island. The dead Chinese laborers were later buried by local officials near Guanyinzaki, which was called Tangren Tomb.
8. Ishigakijima Folklore Garden: This is a paid attraction with many Japanese fishermen's buildings and traditional houses. The Japanese macaques inside are very popular with tourists.
Other categories
9. Uganzaki Lighthouse: Located at the northernmost tip of Ishigaki Island, it is sparsely populated and has beautiful surrounding scenery. It is very similar to the place where Shu Qi jumped into the sea in the movie "If You Are the One".
10. Recommended hotels:
-Club Med Ishigaki Island Resort: An all-inclusive resort suitable for families with children, including accommodation and three meals a day, and childcare services are also very good