Island life
Making, learning and local materials.
A craft workshop offers a way to understand an island through its materials and the people who work with them. This story returns to a DiscoverYaima visit to Yachimunkan near Shiraho.
Island stories
Tag: <span>ishigaki</span>
Free self-guided route · Ishigaki
A day around Ishigaki: Mape, Kabira and Oganzaki
A relaxed self-guided driving day beyond Ishigaki City, with three landscape stops, local food pauses and practical notes for weather and road conditions.
The islands
Panari, a visit arranged with care.
Aragusuku is made up of Kamiji and Shimoji. Together they are known as Panari, meaning separated. Plan a visit through an organised boat excursion, with the guide arranging both the crossing and where the group can go.
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Beaches of the Yaeyama Islands
What kind of day by the sea are you looking for? Yaeyama coasts range from managed swimming beaches to reef edges, long open shores and tide-dependent sandbars.
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Hiking in Ishigaki
We have walked Omotodake, Nosoko Mape and Buzamadake on Ishigaki. Here we bring those outings together with our original GPS map, followed by Banna Park for walking, running and time outdoors with children.
Food & everyday life
Papiru: cakes and tea in Shiraho
A place we return to for cakes, birthday celebrations and the small rituals of life on Ishigaki.
Food & everyday life
A return to Joo Chiat Cafe.
A familiar stop in Kabira: a personal account of food, conversation and returning to Joo Chiat Cafe.
7Days7Cafes: Lunch restaurant Bobo Ishigaki
#7days7cafes *This restaurant is closed* Kusa Bobo means ‘covered with weeds’. But don’t let this meaning scare you off. The restaurant is located on a lush green hill in the Northern part of Ishigaki island. Restaurant Bobo The wooden name sign is easy to be overlooked, especially coming from the Northern areas of Ishigaki. Follow […]
7Days7Cafes: Travelers cafe Saku Ishigaki
#7days7cafes It’s maybe once or twice a year I’d choose to eat curry for lunch. While curry isn’t my favourite, it’s immensely popular in Japan. Today we had lunch at Travelers cafe Saku in Ishigaki. Japanese love for curry One of the (many) things I find remarkable in Japan, is their love for curry. I […]
7Days7Cafes: Restaurant Kitchen Amofu Ishigaki
#7days7cafes Important note: This restaurant is unfortunately closed. The chef went to Iriomote island. A new restaurant opened recently, which serves homemade juices, lunch & izakaya style creative food. We’ll write about it soon. One of our new favourite lunch places, Kitchen Amofu, is located just outside the main city center of Ishigaki. It isn’t […]