Most viewed - Sakieda Peninsula 崎枝半島 |
Sunrise hike up Mt. Yarabudake (屋良部岳) on Sakieda Peninsula in western Ishigaki. It starts near the summit from this small, easy-to-miss trail.42 views
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Thick, wild forest and lots of exposed tree roots. The frequent typhoons wash/blow away the soil from the tree roots.27 views
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A few steep parts, but ropes help you up.22 views
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Top of Mt. Yarabudake. This rock is known as Troll's Tongue.22 views
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Drive further around Sakieda Peninsula and see Ishigaki Cape Ogansaki Lighthouse. Built in March 1983. 石垣御神埼灯台21 views
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Our tour guide on Troll's Tongue playing his sanshin.19 views
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Typical mountain trail on Ishigaki. 18 views
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Beyond the mountain in the center is Kabira Bay.18 views
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Taketomi island in the distance. Flat, coral outcrop. Quaint, charming island, a short boat ride from Ishigaki Port.17 views
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Straight ahead is Kohama island (小浜島) in the distance. The small island in front of it on the right is Kayama (嘉弥真島). The big island on the right is Iriomote.17 views
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Top of Yarabudake, Ishigaki. Waiting for the sunrise.17 views
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Too cloudy for a nice sunrise, but the views were marvelous on Mt. Yarabudake.16 views
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On Cape Ogansaki, memorial for the 35 people who died in the Yaeyama Maru that was shipwrecked on Dec. 8, 1952 off this coast. 御神埼16 viewsMonument was built in Dec. 1976.
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Our tour guide took a picture of us on Yarabudake.16 views
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Looking toward Sakieda Bay and Kabira.14 views
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼13 views
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Looking toward Taketomi island in the distance.12 views
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼12 views
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼11 views
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼11 views
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼11 views
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