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Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan

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Tag: <span>yonaguni</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.

The Yonaguni pony. One of the eight pony breeds native to Japan

The Yonaguni pony   Meet Sanpin-chan on Kohama island. He’s one of the endangered Yonaguni Japanese breed ponies. It’s one of the eight pony breeds native to Japan. Yonaguni horses have a very gentle and thoughtful character. If you have the opportunity to travel to Yonaguni island, you’ll meet them free almost everywhere around the […]