Taketomi Island Kuramoto Remains, Taketomi-jima

Getting to Taketomi Island is easy from Ishigaki Island. It take about 20 minutes by ship from Ishigaki Port Departure Terminal. Upon arrival, a car comes down to the impressive village with red tiled wooden houses, coral stone walls, and white coral sandy white roads all over. The scenery is representative of Taketomi Island. Which has been identified as a conservation group of traditional ancient buildings. National key The island also has services Ride the cart, use the buffalo to drag. Around the village one more round or let the buffalo donkey go into the water Taketomi Island has a shallow sea surrounded by calm waves. And has views representing the islands Authentic Okinawa The state of the country that has been set in the past since the setting sun that has helped to dye the sea red. And the stars that shine in the silent night sky This island that gave birth "Asadoya Yunta" which is widely known among the Okinawan folk songs. It is a wonderful island that invites people to enter into eternal time.

A must see place for anyone who wants to experience what “real Okinawa” felt like for hundreds of years. Traditional Okinawan style homes and architecture, beautiful beaches, delicious quaint little cafes. This residential little island is no Disney theme park. Aside from the ox driven carts and couple cafes catering to tourists, most of the island is made up of the homes of locals living their peaceful island life. A beautiful place to to spend a day.