2025 Taketomi Island Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in March)

Kondoi Beach, Taketomi Island I finally made it to Kondoi Beach It's beautiful! The weather is great! It's the best! There weren't many people there, so it was quiet❗️ Unfortunately, I went in regular sneakers so I couldn't go in the sea ✅Marine shoes ✅Flip flops🩴 I recommend wearing them. That's what everyone was doing lol ✅Showers ✅Changing rooms ✅Toilets so everyone seemed to be excited to go in the sea I wish I could have gone in😌 The sea is so beautiful that there are schools of fish right in front of you! #Okinawa#OkinawaTrip#IshigakiIslandTour#IshigakiIslandTrip#TaketomiIsland#TaketomiIslandTour#TaketomiIslandTrip#KondoiBeach#TaketomiIslandKondoiBeach

Taketomi Island preserves the traditional Ryukyu culture and architecture, and is a one-day tourist attraction that you cannot miss🤩🤩 There are actually many attractions to visit on the entire Taketomi Island. If you like to see the sea, you can even go around the island and ride a bicycle along the sea line. Generally, there are three must-see attractions when visiting Taketomi Island. The first is the West Pier, especially when the sun sets; The second is KONDOI Beach, which has a large white sand beach and turquoise ocean; The third is Star Sand Beach, where you can find star sand #日本旅行 #石圓島 #竹富島 📍 Taketomi Island Take a ferry from Ishigaki Island and you can reach the isolated Taketomi Island in about 15 minutes #国外遊#我想住

📍Spot📍 Taketomi Island A small island about 10-15 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Island◡̈ Because it is a small island, you can enjoy it even on a day trip, and it is a remote island that you can easily go to🏖 ━―━―━[ Recommended ]━―━―━ ①When you think of Taketomi Island, you think of water buffalo! It may depend on how crowded it is, but we didn't make a reservation and just went on the day! We toured the town leisurely with the cute water buffalo at their pace◡̈*The guide? But it was fun to hear all kinds of stories and sing! ②Quick sightseeing on a rental bicycle🚲 We also went on the day! Taketomi Island is hot even at the end of November! Sightseeing on a bicycle feels great◡̈*.。 ③Kaiji Beach Kaiji Beach is famous for its star sand! Just looking at this white sandy beach makes me happy~ (swimming prohibited) There are swings and I take photos📸 ④ Kondoi Beach This is the beach◡̈*.。 The water is crystal clear and really beautiful. It's also nice to just dip your feet in the water! ⑤ Chirorin Village (cafe) I stopped by this cafe because I was exhausted from the heat◡̈* It's a stylish cafe~I wonder if it's a cafe and bar? ◡̈*The fruit smoothies are the best✩.*˚ You can enjoy this much on Taketomi Island in about 4.5 hours◡̈* #TaketomiIsland #RemoteIslandTrip #WaterBuffalo #KaijiBeach #KondoiBeach #StarSand #ChirorinVillage #SupportTourism #SupportTourism

We booked a tour with An-ei Kanko. The tour includes hotel pick-up, round-trip bus tickets within the island, and round-trip ferry tickets to Taketomi Island for 2160 yen (online reservation). It takes about 10 minutes by high-speed ferry from Ishigaki Port to Taketomi Island. We took a bus to Kaiji Beach. From Kaiji Beach, we walked to Kondoi Beach. Kondoi Beach has the most beautiful sea ✨✨ There are also toilets and water facilities available. Be careful when leaving your belongings as crows might target your food. We walked to the central part of the island where the villages are clustered. We enjoyed island banana juice and Okinawan-style zenzai at a cafe.

Taketomi Island is my favorite of all the remote islands in Japan. This is heaven! ? The beach and sea are so beautiful that you'll think it's heaven, and the gravel roads are covered with flowers. The nature is beautiful. I love to just go for a walk, lie on the beach, laze around, and do nothing. I definitely recommend staying overnight on this island, rather than just going for a day trip! The time after the day trippers leave (after the evening) and before they arrive (early morning) is unbearably beautiful. At night, the starry sky is magnificent, and the breathing of creatures that are active at night. In the morning, the sea is incredibly beautiful with few people. The atmosphere of the village in the morning. I love this island so much that I've visited it countless times 🤭 I want to go back soon 🥰 #domestictraveltrip #Okinawa #Okinawatrip #Okinawatourism #YaeyamaIslands #TaketomiIsland #TaketomiIslandtourism #TaketomiIslandtrip #Japan'sbreathtakingviews #remoteisland #remoteislandtrip #girlstrip #solotrip

\Top 5 recommended sightseeing spots on Taketomi Island/ ⁡ The red tiled roofs of Taketomi Island are impressive! Rather than visiting many places to see, the best part of the island is enjoying one place at a leisurely pace🫶🏻 Taketomi Island was the first place on our island tour, so it's a memorable place🥺 It was also very refreshing to see the buffalo walking around the island◎ The sea is a beautiful light blue, and the atmosphere of Okinawa is in full swing! An island you should visit at least once in your life🏝️ I went to Taketomi Island on a day trip from Ishigaki Island, but next time I go, I'd like to stay at a hotel on this island🤍 I hope this helps at least a little☺️ #domestictraveltrip #taketomiisland #taketomiislandtourism

#0yentravelnovember It takes about 20 minutes by boat from Ishigaki Port to get to this island! As soon as you get off the boat, there is a bicycle rental shop! The island is too large to walk on, but it is just the right size for a bicycle, so I highly recommend renting one! The traditional Okinawan houses remain intact, and the atmosphere is great, so it was very pleasant! There are also many tourist spots, such as the Nagomi Tower, so take your time to explore while looking at the map! Please go and check it out!! 📍Taketomi Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture

#0yentravelnovember This is a restaurant on Taketomi Island where you can enjoy Yaeyama soba! The staff are very friendly and it makes you feel nostalgic! You can park your bicycle in front of the restaurant! Everyone is parking similar rental bicycles, so be careful not to make a mistake! The menu is rich and delicious, with Yaeyama soba, mozuku soba, shaved ice, and more! There are seats both inside and outside! I recommend it, so please go and try it! ! 📍 361 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture 🕰️ 11:00-14:30, 18:30-20:00 💰Budget: 1200 yen

Strictly speaking, it depends on the weather at sea, but I think it's about 10 to 15 minutes. The remote island in question is "Taketomi Island." Taketomi Island is a wonderful island that condenses all the good things about Okinawa. The sea is beautiful, the buffaloes walk around, and the shisa are cute. The sea seen from the West Pier over the sea is also beautiful. Also, as is common on islands, when you walk around the island, you may suddenly realize, "Oh! This is the person who was in the restaurant with us earlier!" and gradually become familiar with the face, and gradually the conversation will flow. It is because of these unique island experiences that the trip will be memorable, so I love meeting people. #Taketomi Island #Ishigaki Island Tourism #Water Buffalo Carriage Taketomi Island #West Pier #0 Yen Travel Autumn

✵ Taketomi Island, Okinawa Prefecture, February 2024 ⁡ When you come to Taketomi Island, you definitely want to ride the water buffalo cart 🐃 While listening to the sounds of the sanshin and songs, you can slowly tour the village. The cart also goes through the Bougainvillea Road 🌺 Even in February, there were plenty of flowers in bloom~! So happy! When you arrive at the port, a shuttle bus will be waiting to take you to the water buffalo cart station! (No reservation needed) By the way, you can also rent a bicycle at the water buffalo cart station ◎ They also took a commemorative photo at the end, and I couldn't resist buying it 🫣 📷 Photo taken in February 2024 📍 Taketomi Island, Okinawa Prefecture 🛳️ About 10 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Island

I enjoyed Ishigaki Island and Taketomi Island! The weather was a bit gloomy on the day we arrived. ☁️ But we cheered ourselves up and went to Ishigaki beef yakiniku! ❤️ The weather started to improve after we ate! Even though Kabira Bay was a bit cloudy, the sea was clearly emerald green✨ In the evening, we went to Mongoose by kayak😘 The next day, the weather was amazing, so we went to Taketomi Island♡ We cycled around the island! It was nice to see the ferry terminal easily♪ The sea on Taketomi Island was also incredibly clear♪ I was satisfied with taking lots of photos(^^) At night, we made a reservation at Usagiya! We sang and drank and it was great✨ #islandtrip

Visiting Taketomi Island, which is just a short boat ride from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, I believe you can see the original scenery of Okinawa. Taking a buffalo cart tour around the island or renting a bicycle for sightseeing are especially recommended. You can also see shisa statues on the roofs and, depending on the season, beautiful flowers. Furthermore, the night sky is incredibly beautiful due to the low light pollution. Of course, there are also eateries where you can enjoy local food such as Yaeyama soba. I think it's a good idea to taste the local food. Please try to experience a slow and relaxing time on Taketomi Island that will make you forget your daily life! There are not many accommodations, but I recommend staying on Taketomi Island!

It’s all in the name: Hoshizuna no Hama, or Star Sand Beach, located on Taketomi Island in Okinawa, Japan, is filled not with sand made up of rocks and minerals, but instead with microscopic star-shaped particles. These tiny particles have no relation to the stars in the night sky, nor to the starfish wash up on shore with them. Star sand is actually the remnants of tiny organisms, a group of animals belonging to the subphylum Foraminifera. Their scientific name is Baculogypsina sphaerulata, but marine biologists call them “living sand,” although technically the discarded exoskeletons of the microscopic animals that wash up by the millions on shore are just the dead remains. This particular species of “forams” is found only in East Asia along the Pacific Ocean in coral reefs, making Star Sand Beach and the other coastlines where B. sphaerulata live and die rare treasures.#beach #ishigaki #japan #okinawa #stars

The old Okinawan scenery remains. Take a stroll through the town on a cart pulled by a water buffalo. I was impressed that the cart pulled a long one, but walked smoothly without bumping into anything. The houses have the appearance of the island nation I saw in videos a long time ago, and I never get bored of visiting. ♯trip2023 #breathtakingviews#coupletrip