Ishigaki Island (124°5´E and 124°20´E , 24°19´N and 24°37´N) is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands and the region’s transportation hub. Ishigaki City, Japan’s southernmost city, is the Yaeyama’s only urban center and is the site of the region’s major airport and boat terminal, as well as lots of hotels, shops, restaurants and bars.
Ishigaki is the third largest island in Okinawa Prefecture. It is also the political and transportation hub for the nineteen islands that form the Yaeyama Island chain. Closer to Taiwan and Southeast Asia it’s easy to see how the local Yaeyama culture developed to become a fusion of Okinawan and Japanese culture along with Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian culture.
Distance to Ishigaki:
From Tokyo 2,252 km (1,399 mi)
From Osaka 1,635 km (1,016 mi)
From Fukuoka 1,477 km (918 mi)
From Naha (Okinawa Mainland) 411 km (257 mi)
From Taiwan 277 km (173 mi)
From Hong Kong 1070km (655mi) – YES, for the upteempth time HKG is closer than Tokyo.
Population: 45,000+ (Most populated Island in the Yaeyama group)
Circumference: 162 Km (Second largest Island in Yaeyama)
Climate: Ishigaki island, belonging to subtropics, is warm climate around the year. Its average temperature is around 25°C, highest temperature is around 32°C in August and lowest is around 12°C in January. Annual average highest and lowest temperature is as follow;
It rains almost half the days of the year, and the rainy season is usually in May, and lasts about a month. Annual rainfall is 1,800 mm. Humidity is high throughout the year. It lies in the path of the East Asian Typhoon System, and from July through November may be hit by typhoons and monsoon rains.
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