 
It is located 509km from Naha, is the island
of the westernmost tip in Japan. The geographical feature of the island
is rich in ups and downs. There is a quay with a height of 100m sunk in
the sea perpendicularly, or also there is the unexplored subtropical jungle.
There are three colonies, Sono is located on north, Kubura in west, and
Higawa in south. The main industry of Sono and Higawa is sugarcane cultivation,
and the swordfish fishery is performed in Kubura. It is famous also as
a place of big game fishing. The tourists who visit in quest of a natural
figure besides fishing or diving are increasing in number. When Mr. Wahei
Tatematsu of a writer was young, to have stayed by help of sugarcane harvest
is known. The sea of Yonaguni has good transparency, because the Japan
(Kuroshio) Current collides directly, and it is popular for the upper
diver.
| (Location) |
Yonaguni
town Yaeyamagun Okinawa prefecture |
| (Area) |
28.84km2 |
| (Circumference) |
28.6km
|
| (Altitude) |
Mt.
Kubura 231m |
| (Number
of households) |
| @ |
674 |
| (Population) |
1,801(32) |
| (Age) |
Children
26% Adult57% Aged person 17% |
| (Industry) |
Agriculture
12% Fishery 5% Manufacturing industry 27% Service industry 56% |
| (Number
of the visitors) |
| @ |
26,300 |
|
 
| (Access) |
< Ship
>
*To Yonaguni port, from the island pier of Ishigaki Island.
Ferry
“Yonakuni”
Fukuyama Kaiunn TEL 09808-2-4962 (Ishigaki branch office)
TEL 09808-7-2555 (Head Office)
< Plain >
*To Yonaguni airport from Ishigaki airport
Japan Trans Ocean Airline TEL 0120-2559-71 |
| (Contact) |
Yonaguni town
Tourism association
TEL 09808-7-2402
Taketomi town Administration division
TEL 09808-7-2241 |
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