Ishigaki Island
 Kabira Bay |
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 Ishigaki Island (Japan)
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago | Yaeyama Islands |
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Japan
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| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
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| Population | around 48,000 |
Ishigaki (石垣島 Ishigaki-jima, Yaeyama and Okinawan: Ishigachi) is an island west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group. It is within the City of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture. The city functions as the business and transport center of the archipelago. Ishigaki Airport is the largest airport in the Yaeyamas and Japan's largest third-class airport.
Much of the island and surrounding waters, including Mount Omoto and Kabira Bay, are protected as part of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park.[1]
Ishigaki Island, like the rest of Okinawa, takes cultural influences from both Japan and China due to its location between China and mainland Japan.
A tsunami of record height hit Ishigaki Island in 1771.[2]
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[edit] Economy
Japan Airlines maintains a ticketing office on Ishigaki island. It is only for domestic flights.[3]
[edit] Culture
[edit] Gallery
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Ishigaki Bay, seen from Southern Gate Bridge.
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Ishigaki Island from space, August 1991
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- ^ "Introducing places of interest: Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (Ishigakijima)". Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/iriomote_3.html. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ 「宮古八重山津波」(1771 年) における災害・年貢・復興について —石垣島と多良間島を中心に—」 豊見山和行 (Tomiyama, Kazuyuki) University of the Ryukyus Repository (Retrieved on May 13, 2009) (Japanese) Index (Retrieved on May 13, 2009)
- ^ "JAL Group Offices Information." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on July 22, 2011. "2 Misakicho Ishigaki City, 907-0012" Map
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ishigaki, Okinawa |
- English language guide to Ishigaki island
- Ishigaki City official website
- Wikitravel: Ishigaki
- A Boy and Ishigakijima Special Attack Base—review of book by Minoru Kuniyoshi about his wartime experiences on Ishigaki
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Coordinates: 24°28′00″N 124°13′59″E / 24.4667°N 124.233°E
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