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The grand loop, Miyakojima

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For an 8.5-hour call · Miyakojima

The grand loop

Long calls with a charter — the whole island, without the rush. Timed from the gangway and back.

6 hr 30 min door to door6 stopsNeeds an 8.5-hour call
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Photo: Hiroaki Kaneko / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
6 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
An 8.5-hour call or longer
Long calls with a charter — the whole island, without the rush
Room to spare
None
Fits an 8.5-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
about ¥21,000–28,000 per car
Charter about ¥21,000–28,000 per car across the day on published quotes; lighthouse ¥300; lunch ~¥1,000.
Booking
Book ahead
At least one step needs booking before you sail: the steps below say which

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
    Charter east first: Higashi-Henna Cape

    ~40 min drive; 2km cliff walk to the lighthouse (a lunch closure is reported by one source; phone 090-8294-4010)

    What you will see hereFull 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 hereFull guide: Ikema Ohashi
    Irabu Ohashi crossing, Miyakojima
    Photo: Rsa / CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. +2:45
    Yukishio Museum

    How the island’s salty groundwater becomes powder salt; free; the soft serve is obligatory

    Miyakojima City Museum, Miyakojima
    Photo: KQuhen / CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. +3:30
    Late soba lunch back in HiraraWhat you will see here
    Hirara town walk: utaki, stone, market, Miyakojima
    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 hereFull guide: Irabu Ohashi
    Yonaha Maehama beach, Miyakojima
    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: rch850 / CC BY 2.0
A Paantu spirit covered head to toe in mud and vines, Miyakojima
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, Miyakojima
The Nintozeiseki poll-tax stone standing beside a road in HiraraPhoto: Paipateroma / CC BY-SA 4.0
Sunayama Beach, Miyakojima
Sunayama BeachPhoto: Kaz Ish / CC BY-SA 3.0
Ikema Ohashi, Miyakojima
Ikema OhashiPhoto: Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0
Higashi-Henna Cape, Miyakojima
Higashi-Henna CapePhoto: Hiroaki Kaneko / CC BY-SA 3.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Miyakojima

The rainy-day MiyakojimaA wet day · ~3.5hWet weather — and a caveat: this island is built for sunThe town and the town beachNeeds a 5-hour call · ~3hNo wheels, no bookings — the walk-off planThe west-side loopNeeds a 6-hour call · ~4hPre-booked charter or rental — the bridge and the great beach
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