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A tsunami of record height hit Ishigaki Island in 1771. [3] One of the perpetrators of Aum Shinrikyo's sarin gas attack, Yasuo Hayashi, was arrested on Ishigaki Island 21 months after the attacks and 2,000 km (1,243 mi) from the scene of the crime. On 11 April 2024, locals protested against the Japanese military's presence. [4]
It is located on and around the Yaeyama Islands of the East China Sea. [1] The park was established in 1972 as Iriomote National Park (西表国立公園) and included the islands of Iriomote, Kohama, Kuro, and Taketomi. In August 2007 the protected area was extended to include Ishigaki Island. [2] [3]
Ishigaki (石垣市, Ishigaki-shi, Yaeyama: Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes Ishigaki island and the Senkaku Islands territory. [ 1 ] The city is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands . [ 2 ]
New Ishigaki Airport is located on the eastern shore of Ishigaki Island (221 square kilometres (85 sq mi)). [6] The island is located approximately 430 kilometres (270 mi) southwest of Okinawa Island. The Yaeyama Islands were traditionally controlled from the southern district of the island, and remains the chief island of the group.
Kabira Bay (川平湾, Kabira wan) is located on the north coast of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Renowned for its white sands, turquoise waters and dense vegetation, the bay forms part of the Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park. [1] Alongside Mount Omoto, it has been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty. [2] Black perals are cultured ...
The Yaeyama Islands are the most remote part of Japan from the main islands and contain Japan's southernmost and westernmost inhabited islands. [3] The city of Ishigaki serves as the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands. [4] On maps dating to the 1700s, the Yaeyama Group of Islands appears as the "Majico Sima Group ...
Furusutobaru Castle (フルスト原城, Furusutobaru jō) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Ishigaki, Okinawa. It is located on Ishigaki Island next to Miyara Bay. It was listed as one of the Historic Sites of Japan in 1978.
[1] [2] Japan is the fourth-largest island country in the world, behind Australia, Indonesia, and Madagascar. [3] Japan is also the second-most-populous island country in the world, only behind Indonesia. According to a survey conducted by the Japan Coast Guard in 1987, the number of islands in Japan was 6,852. At that time, the survey only ...