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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.
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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.
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Typical mountain trail on Ishigaki.
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A few steep parts, but ropes help you up.
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Top of Mt. Yarabudake. This rock is known as Troll's Tongue.
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Our tour guide on Troll's Tongue playing his sanshin.
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Our tour guide took a picture of us on Yarabudake.
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Top of Yarabudake, Ishigaki. Waiting for the sunrise.
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Looking toward Sakieda Bay and Kabira.
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Beyond the mountain in the center is Kabira Bay.
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Too cloudy for a nice sunrise, but the views were marvelous on Mt. Yarabudake.
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Looking toward Taketomi island in the distance.
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Taketomi island in the distance. Flat, coral outcrop. Quaint, charming island, a short boat ride from Ishigaki Port.
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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.
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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
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼
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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Monument was built in Dec. 1976.
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