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The long call · Miyakojima

The grand loop

Long calls with a charter — the whole island, without the rush. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~6.5h door to door6 stops8 hours or more ashore
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Photo: Jakub Michankow / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
~6.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
8 hours or more
Long calls with a charter — the whole island, without the rush
What it costs
charter ~¥25,000–30,000 per group across the day; lighthouse ~¥300; lunch ~¥1,000
Transport spend: charter ~¥25,000–30,000 per group across the day; lighthouse ~¥300; lunch ~¥1,000.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
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
    Charter east first: Higashi-Henna Cape

    ~40 min drive; 2km cliff walk to the lighthouse

    What you will see here →Full guide: Higashi-Henna Cape →
  2. +1:30
    North coast road to Ikema Ohashi

    Cross to the fishing island; reef lookouts on the strait

    What you will see here →
    Photo: Rsa / CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. +2:45
    Yukishio Museum

    How reef seawater becomes powder salt; the soft serve is obligatory

  4. +3:30
    Late soba lunch back in HiraraWhat you will see here →
    Photo: Paipateroma / CC BY 3.0
  5. +4:30
    Irabu Ohashi crossing, or Maehama hour

    Pick one — the bridge for the drive, the beach for the swim

    What you will see here →Full guide: Yonaha Maehama →
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  6. +5:45
    Back at the gangway

    60-minute reserve intact

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

Miyakojima, along this route

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

Bottles of Miyakojima awamori lined up on a shelf
Bottles of Miyakojima awamori lined up on a shelfPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
A Paantu spirit covered head to toe in mud and vines
A Paantu spirit covered head to toe in mud and vinesPhoto: Paipateroma / CC BY 3.0
The Nintozeiseki poll-tax stone standing beside a road in Hirara
The Nintozeiseki poll-tax stone standing beside a road in HiraraPhoto: Paipateroma / CC BY-SA 4.0
Higashi-Henna Cape
Higashi-Henna CapePhoto: Kzaral / CC BY 2.0
Miyako soba
Miyako sobaPhoto: Unknown / CC BY-SA 2.5
Snorkel the reef, guided
Snorkel the reef, guidedPhoto: Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Miyakojima

The rainy-day MiyakojimaA wet day · ~3.5hWet weather — and honesty: this island is built for sunThe town and the town beach2–3 hours · ~2.5hNo wheels, no bookings — the honest walk-off planThe west-side loop4–6 hours · ~4hPre-booked charter or rental — the bridge and the great beach
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