Taketomi Beaches and Homes 竹富島の砂浜・民家
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Boat for Taketomi at Ishigaki Port.
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On Taketomi, the best way to get around.
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Okinawan house, Taketomi. Taketomi is a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).
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Okinawan house and rock wall, Taketomi
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Lookout tower
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On Taketomi, residential homes are toward the middle of the island, not along the beaches. The middle part of the island is built on hard rock called chert. Freshwater wells can be dug along this rock to provide water. View from lookout tower.
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Outside the middle part of Taketomi, the ground is on limestone where water seeps through. Difficult to have rice paddies or wells on limestone.
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View from lookout tower
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White coral road
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White coral road, one of Taketomi's trademarks.
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Kondoi Picnic Site
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Kondoi beach
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Be aware that these parasols are not free.
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Kondoi beach
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Hoshi Sunahama or Star Sand Beach
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Taketomi Primary School
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Power voltage station
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Taketomi Port boat for Ishigaki
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