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The west-side loop

Pre-booked charter or rental — the bridge and the great beach. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~4h door to door5 stops4–6 hours ashore
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Photo: Rsa / CC BY-SA 3.0
Door to door
~4h
From the gangway and back
Best for
4–6 hours
Pre-booked charter or rental — the bridge and the great beach
What it costs
charter ~¥4,000–5,000/hour — ~¥12,000–15,000 per group for the loop; beaches free
Transport spend: charter ~¥4,000–5,000/hour — ~¥12,000–15,000 per group for the loop; beaches free.
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 taxi or rental car from the port

    Booked before you sailed — this is the step that cannot be improvised

  2. +0:15
    Cross Irabu Ohashi, lookout on the far side

    3,540m of Miyako blue; the far lookouts face the span

    What you will see here →Full guide: Irabu Ohashi →
  3. +1:15
    17END if tides allow, or Sunayama Beach

    17END is a walk-in; Sunayama’s arch is viewed, not stood under

    What you will see here →
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  4. +2:15
    Yonaha Maehama

    Seven kilometres of the whitest sand in Japan — swim in season

    What you will see here →Full guide: Yonaha Maehama →
    Photo: Leo219 / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +3:30
    Back to the ship

    ~20 min from Maehama

    What you will see here →
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: Jakub Michankow / 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
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 grand loop8 hours or more · ~6.5hLong calls with a charter — the whole island, without the rush
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