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The town, on foot, Ishigaki

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For a 5-hour call · Ishigaki

The town, on foot

Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr door to door5 stopsNeeds a 5-hour call
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Photo: Minamie / CC BY 2.0
Door to door
3 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 5-hour call or longer
5 stops, nothing to reserve
Room to spare
None
Fits a 5-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
¥0
With a ship shuttle, otherwise a taxi ~¥800–1,000 each way. Lunch ~¥2,000.
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 into town

    Free shuttle to the ferry terminal on some lines (check yours); otherwise taxi, ~10 min. Town is 40–50 min on foot, so ride

  2. +0:25
    The public market

    Island fish downstairs, island products on 2F, a small canteen on 3F, and the whole Yaeyama larder in one building

    What you will see hereFull guide: The town
  3. +1:10
    Yaeyama soba

    Round thin noodles in light pork broth. Not Okinawa soba, and locals will explain the difference

    What you will see here
    Yaeyama soba, Ishigaki
    Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. +1:50
    Miyara Dunchi

    The only surviving Ryukyuan noble house in these islands, built 1819. ¥200, seen from the garden; closed Tuesdays

    What you will see hereFull guide: Miyara Dunchi
    Miyara Dunchi, Ishigaki
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  5. +2:30
    Shuttle back from the ferry terminal
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
The town, Ishigaki
The townPhoto: Opqr / CC BY-SA 3.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Ishigaki

Kabira Bay and backNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hTaketomi, and the sand lanesNeeds a 9-hour call · ~7hThe best day this port offersThe rainy-day IshigakiA wet day · ~3.5hWet weather — and subtropical rain arrives fast and hard
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