Iriomote, Protected island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Dense jungles and mangrove forests cover 90 percent of Iriomote, making it the second largest island in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island.
The Iriomote Coal Mine operated from 1889 to 1959, bringing significant population changes to this previously sparsely inhabited island of fishermen and farmers.
Local guides navigate buffalo carts across shallow waters to Yubu Island while playing the sanshin, a traditional Okinawan string instrument.
Visitors can reach Iriomote via high-speed ferries from Ishigaki Island, arriving at either Ohara Port or Uehara Port within 35 to 50 minutes.
The island hosts the Iriomote wildcat, a critically endangered species discovered in 1965 with fewer than 100 individuals remaining in their natural habitat.
Location: Taketomi
GPS coordinates: 24.35000,123.76667
Latest update: March 7, 2025 23:04
Iriomote Island
4.5 km
Taketomi Island
32.7 km
Yubu Island
17.1 km
Mariyudu Falls
3.8 km
Nishihama Beach
31.8 km
Nagomi Tower
32.4 km
Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory
37.9 km
Memorial Hall of Yoko Gushiken
38.5 km
Kanpirē Falls
4.1 km
West Pier
31.8 km
Haterumajima Astronomical Observatory Tower
33.5 km
Komi
14.8 km
Kondoi Beach
31.6 km
竹富町立波照間小中学校
32.1 km
Iko Pier
27.8 km
Kihō-in
32.1 km
Sakiyama
9.4 km
Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center
14.6 km
Port of Kohama
22.8 km
Ishigaki Ogansaki Lighthouse
33.6 km
Haterumajima Lighthouse
32.6 km
Pemuchi Beach
33.7 km
Subtropical Botanical Garden
17 km
Mount Komi
12.7 km
Tudumari-no-hama
8.3 km
Tōjin-baka
35.2 km
Shimotabaru Castle
31.3 km
Uehara
8.4 kmReviews
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