The Hounensai (Harvest Festival) is a traditional agricultural ritual held every summer in the Yaeyama Islands, including Ishigaki, Taketomi island, Iriomote island, Hatoma island and Kuro island in Okinawa Prefecture, …
[:en]An exceptionally beautiful documentary by Jill Coulon and Isabelle Chavanat about Japanese textile designer Akiko Ishigaki from Iriomote island. We took the drone videos in Iriomote. Akiko makes yarns from bananas, dyes with local …
[:en]Don’t miss the traditional harvest festival Hounensai, if you’re in Ishigaki, Iriomote or one of the other islands. This festival is held to thank the gods for the rich harvest …
[:en]Juroku-nichi-sai is New Year’s Day for the ancestors. It’s the 16th day of the new year, the day after the first full moon in the moon calendar or lunar calendar. …
IntroductionThe Yaeyama Islands (八重山諸島), located in Okinawa Prefecture, are home to some of Japan’s most breathtaking beaches. Unlike crowded mainland destinations, the islands offer a mix of powdery white sand, …
Iriomote Island (西表島, Iriomote-jima) is the largest island of the Yaeyama chain, yet over 90% of its land is covered in dense subtropical rainforest and mangrove swamps. With only one …
[:en]Cycling the Yaeyama islands is fun! Every island has it’s own character, with Ishigaki being mountainous, Iriomote has a remote atmosphere, Taketomi and kuro are small and easy for a day …
[:en] Japan is a very safe country to travel. The Japanese people would like to prevent insecurity and choose safe situations first. That makes travelling through Japan enjoyable. We made a …