DiscoverYaima

An independent island guide
Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan

Island stories

Tag: <span>Yonaguni Monument</span>

The islands

Yonaguni, farther west.

Yonaguni sits at Japan's western inhabited edge, closer to Taiwan than to Okinawa's main island. Horses, woven cloth and a rugged coastline give reasons to stay above the water as well as explore below it.