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Taketomi, and the sand lanes, Ishigaki

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Taketomi, and the sand lanes

The best day this port offers. Timed from the gangway and back.

7 hr door to door6 stopsNeeds a 9-hour callNeeds the ship in by 12:50
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Photo: Minamie / CC BY 2.0
Door to door
7 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 9-hour call or longer
The best day this port offers
Room to spare
None
Fits a 9-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
~¥1,880 pp
Ferry return (+¥300 voluntary island fee). Buffalo cart ~¥3,300.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Shuttle to the island ferry terminal (last boat back 17:50)

    Buy a Taketomi return. The last boat back is 17:50 with both companies

    What you will see here
  2. +0:30
    Ferry to Taketomi

    10–15 minutes

    What you will see hereFull guide: Taketomi
  3. +1:00
    Walk the village

    Coral walls, red tiles, and white sand lanes that residents rake by hand each morning

    Ishigaki Yaima Village, Ishigaki
    Photo: Paipateroma / CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. +2:00
    A water buffalo cart, narrated with sanshin

    Slow, and the driver sings. It is not a gimmick here. Card or e-money only, no cash

  5. +3:00
    Kondoi beach, or lunch in the village

    A short bicycle ride; the star sand is at Kaiji beach next door

    What you will see here
    Ishigaki beef, at lunch, Ishigaki
    Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. +4:30
    Ferry back, then Ishigaki beef in townWhat you will see here
    The public market and Euglena Mall, Ishigaki
    Photo: Opqr / CC BY-SA 3.0
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Ishigaki, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Kabira Bay seen from the headland, Ishigaki
Kabira Bay seen from the headland, IshigakiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
The coast and lighthouse at the northern cape of Ishigaki
The coast and lighthouse at the northern cape of IshigakiPhoto: Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
A minsah belt being woven on Taketomi island, Ishigaki
A minsah belt being woven on Taketomi islandPhoto: Ken FUNAKOSHI / CC BY-SA 2.0
Coral walls and red-tiled roofs on Taketomi island, Ishigaki
Coral walls and red-tiled roofs on Taketomi islandPhoto: Jordy Meow / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Tojinbaka memorial on Ishigaki
The Tojinbaka memorial on IshigakiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Miyara Dunchi, Ishigaki
Miyara DunchiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Ishigaki

The town, on footNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hKabira Bay and backNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hThe rainy-day IshigakiA wet day · ~3.5hWet weather — and subtropical rain arrives fast and hard
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