 Last additions - Sakieda Peninsula 崎枝半島 |
Top of Yarabudake, Ishigaki. Waiting for the sunrise.Jan 23, 2021
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Our tour guide took a picture of us on Yarabudake.Jan 23, 2021
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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.Jan 13, 2021
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼Jan 13, 2021
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼Jan 13, 2021
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼Jan 13, 2021
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼Jan 13, 2021
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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Jan 13, 2021
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Cape Ogansaki 御神埼Jan 13, 2021
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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.Jan 11, 2021
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Taketomi island in the distance. Flat, coral outcrop. Quaint, charming island, a short boat ride from Ishigaki Port.Jan 11, 2021
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Looking toward Taketomi island in the distance.Jan 11, 2021
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Too cloudy for a nice sunrise, but the views were marvelous on Mt. Yarabudake.Jan 11, 2021
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Beyond the mountain in the center is Kabira Bay.Jan 11, 2021
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Looking toward Sakieda Bay and Kabira.Jan 11, 2021
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Our tour guide on Troll's Tongue playing his sanshin.Jan 11, 2021
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Jan 11, 2021
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Top of Mt. Yarabudake. This rock is known as Troll's Tongue.Jan 11, 2021
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Typical mountain trail on Ishigaki. Jan 11, 2021
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A few steep parts, but ropes help you up.Jan 11, 2021
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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.Jan 11, 2021
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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.Jan 11, 2021
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