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Taketomi Island

A small island with quiet beaches and a charming village lined with red-tile-roofed houses.

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A small island with quiet beaches and a charming village lined with red-tile-roofed houses.

Taketomi Island

Taketomi Island, Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa 907-1101, Japan

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Traveler highlights

Taketomi Island lies about six kilometers southwest of Ishigaki Island, around a 10-minute high-speed ferry ride away. Traditional red-tiled houses and white-sand streets remain in the central village, while old lanes and beaches on the west side give the island a quiet character. Visitors can take a water-buffalo cart tour with narration and sanshin music, explore on foot or by bicycle, and visit the shore to see star sand and sea views.

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Overall score

6.3/ 10

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4.8 / 10

02Search interest

5.3 / 10

03Review score

9.7 / 10

04Visit volume

6.7 / 10

05Feedback rate

6.7 / 10

06Nearby buzz

4.5 / 10

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