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Art, craft and creative life in Yaeyama
Look at the weave of a cloth, the shape of a cup or the choices in a photograph. The islands offer more than objects to take home: there are materials, skills and individual ways of seeing to get to know.
Ishigaki & the Yaeyama Islands
Local guidance for exploringIshigaki and Yaeyama
Independent travel advice and first-hand island stories from Ishigaki. Plan your first visit, choose an island and discover Yaeyama food, nature and culture.
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Plan your time in Yaeyama
A few good decisions make the rest easier. Give yourself time, choose a base that fits your interests and understand the journeys between places. Then leave room to discover what you enjoy once you are here.
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Hiking in Ishigaki
A walk in Banna Park and a mountain outing on Ishigaki are not the same thing. Here is how we think about the places we have walked, and what to check before setting out.
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DiscoverYaima brings together practical travel information, photography, film and stories from Ishigaki and the Yaeyama Islands.
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Things to do in Ishigaki and Yaeyama
Choose the experiences you actually want time for. A day on the water, a forest outing or a visit to a maker can each give your trip a focus, with space around it for meals, travel and the island itself.
Food & everyday life
Inside Ikehara Distillery.
A hands-on visit to an Ishigaki distillery, where making awamori brings rice, black koji and three generations of family knowledge together.
Culture & community
Kabira: village, culture and the bay.
Spend time with Kabira beyond the bay viewpoint: its village, food, craft and the landscape around it.
Ishigaki Photographers
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