1 / 8Tojinbaka, and a very strange historyPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
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In 1852, Chinese labourers being shipped to California revolted aboard an American vessel that then wrecked here. Islanders sheltered the survivors; British and American ships hunted them. The memorial is loud, ornate, and almost nobody visits it.
- 2 hr 30 min door to door needs a 4.5-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
- No single published ride covers this one. Budget for a taxi both ways, or fold it into a guided day.
Why Tojinbaka, and a very strange history is famous
In 1852 a ship carrying several hundred Chinese labourers to California was wrecked here after a revolt; survivors were hunted by British and American crews and many died on the island. The Tojinbaka is their grave, rebuilt in 1971 in full Chinese style. It is an unusually direct monument to the coolie trade.
Tojinbaka, and a very strange history and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
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Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
4 hr for bothYaeyama soba
Round, thin, slightly chewy wheat noodles in a light pork-and-bonito broth, with kamaboko and diced pork belly.
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4 hr for bothThe public market and Euglena Mall
Fish in colours that look wrong downstairs, a small canteen on the 3rd floor, and the whole Yaeyama larder in between — island salt, chilli oil in awamori, brown sugar, and dried bonito.
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4 hr for bothMinsah weaving
A belt woven in a repeating five-and-four square pattern, traditionally given by a woman to a man.
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