What to do and see in Taketomi-cho, Okinawa Prefecture: The Best Things to do for Honeymoon

March 8, 2022 Jeremy Dunfee

Discover the best top things to do in Taketomi-cho, Japan including Nishihama Beach, Iriomote Island, Kondoi Beach, Kaiji Beach, Hoshisuna Beach, Nishi Pier, Water Buffalo Carriage Nitta Kanko.
Restaurants in Taketomi-cho

1. Nishihama Beach

Hateruma, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun 907-1751 Okinawa Prefecture https://painusima.com/913/
Excellent
81%
Good
17%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 424 reviews

Nishihama Beach

Reviewed By tomjeanpaul - Poznan, Poland

Quite Paradise on the beautyfull province of Okinawa. Worthy to see and to visit. Easy to find but nothing to eat, no one restaurant or bar.

2. Iriomote Island

Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun 907-1432 Okinawa Prefecture +81 980-82-6191 http://www.town.taketomi.lg.jp/islands/index.php?content_id=5
Excellent
68%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 494 reviews

Iriomote Island

Reviewed By CaptainJWCourtney - Severn, United States

If you are adventurous and want to really explore a beautiful place that is remote and yet a place with so many tings to do, then you really must visit Iriomote. I was there on an cultural anthropology visit with about 12 other people that was being lead by Dr. Barbara Golden. When our boat landed, the first thing I thought of was the island in the original King Kong movie, it was so remote, pristine and it was a real South Pacific / South China Sea island. We were met by a bus with several Catholic nuns in it and were taken to the other side of the island where they has several places for us to stay (boys place and the other was the girls place). We watche them make paper out of a native plant that when soaked in water for a few days in the hot sun kind of boiled the plant. Then 3 days in the sun and it was a very fiberous plant with long fibers that could be woven and beat into a very expensive paper. We also went to the beach to look for the smallest seashells in the world, we found about 10 pounds of them! Then we had several field briefings on the native plants, some were considered as extinct over 2.5 million years ago, they are a cross between a fern and a Ginko Biloba tree. they also have a cat on the island called the "Yama necko" or mountain cat. Every night we were free to walk around and visit before we had our traditional Iriomote evening meal. Iriomote is by far the one of the most beautiful and interesting Ryukyuan islands. The island north of Iriomote each have unique adventures that will await you, from an ox cart ride to seeing a "Turtle Back" Ocean floor. If you want to explore and have a very memorable time, visit this part of Japan, and please go to Iriomote as your dessert!

3. Kondoi Beach

Aza Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun 907-1101 Okinawa Prefecture +81 980-82-5445 http://www.painusima.com/taketomijima
Excellent
58%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 790 reviews

Kondoi Beach

Reviewed By 12LC - Sleepy Hollow, United States

I spent a day biking and beaching on Taketomi and it could not have been better. A short ferry ride from Ishigaki, it is the perfect size to spend a day wandering around. This beach is the crown jewel - large, gorgeous, perfect water, sandbars, and facilities to rinse off.

4. Kaiji Beach

Aza Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun 907-1101 Okinawa Prefecture
Excellent
20%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
26%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 507 reviews

Kaiji Beach

Reviewed By YoshiW101 - Vancouver, Canada

Beautiful beach with great views of Iriomte and Kohama islands. Water is clear and appears blue with the white sand. Not the greatest for swimming or snorkeling as there are not a lot of coral or fish to see and alot of small rocks which makes it hard to walk into the water. The main reason to come though is to look for the star shaped sand. You need to look closely but they are plenty of them there! If you want to take some as souvenir their is a small shop on the beach that sells glass vials full of them for 300 yen.

5. Hoshisuna Beach

Uehara, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun 907-1541 Okinawa Prefecture
Excellent
34%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 390 reviews

Hoshisuna Beach

Reviewed By NYLON_nomad - London, United Kingdom

The beach is famous for star shaped sands or pebbles which we couldn’t find much. Locals claimed that sands were less and less available. However, we found that this was a perfect beach to observe a sea life as it was easy to snorkel from sea shore even for kids. There was a shop nearby to get food and drinks. We will visit the beach if we have a chance to go to Iriomote island.

6. Nishi Pier

207 Aza Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun 907-1101 Okinawa Prefecture https://painusima.com/899/
Excellent
41%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 471 reviews

Nishi Pier

7. Water Buffalo Carriage Nitta Kanko

Excellent
40%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 239 reviews

Water Buffalo Carriage Nitta Kanko

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