YonaguniYonaguni is a tiny speck of an island (28 sq. km.) and is the westernmost point of Japan.
Iriomote90% of the island is covered in dense jungles and swampy mangroves and is unquestionably one of the few remaining great wildernesses of Japan.
Yaeyama IslandsThe Yaeyama Islands are the remotest and most southwestern part of Japan, and are closer to Taiwan than to Japan.
TaketomiTaketomi is a small island part of Yaeyama archipelago, known for the carefully restored Ryukyu village.
HaterumaHateruma island is the southernmost populated island in Japan.
Kabira BayThe most famous place on Ishigaki island and maybe the most photographed.
IshigakiPart of Japan, but 2000 km away from Tokyo. It's the second largest island of the Yaeyama archipelago.
Kise Bettei For too many visitors, Japan means Tokyo: packed trains, the neon lights at Shibuya crossing, and a hotel in the top of some skyscraper. But if you want (...)
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