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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).298 views
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Okinawan house and rock wall, Taketomi288 views
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Hoshi Sunahama or Star Sand Beach214 views
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Kondoi beach197 views
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Taketomi Primary School195 views
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Taketomi Port boat for Ishigaki195 views
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White coral road183 views
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Boat for Taketomi at Ishigaki Port.180 views
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Power voltage station175 views
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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.172 views
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Kondoi beach165 views
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White coral road, one of Taketomi's trademarks.164 views
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Be aware that these parasols are not free.162 views
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Kondoi Picnic Site159 views
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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.152 views
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Lookout tower146 views
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View from lookout tower142 views
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On Taketomi, the best way to get around.141 views
     
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