6 Sights in Ishigaki, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Ishigaki, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Ishigaki. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Activities in Ishigaki

1. Tourinjigongendo Temple

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Torinji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Nankai Mountain. The main Buddha is Guanyin Bodhisattva. It is the oldest Buddhist temple in the Yaeyama archipelago. In this section, the adjacent Gongendo Hall will also be described.

Wikipedia: 桃林寺 (石垣市) (JA)

2. 730 Shishi Park

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730 Shishi Park (Nanasan Marshi Park) is a park located in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture. Intersection 730, from which the park derives, is the starting point of National Route 390 and is the westernmost point of Japan's national highway network.

Wikipedia: 730シィーシィーパーク (JA)

3. Yoko Gushiken Memorial hall

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The Gushiken Yotaka Memorial Museum is a museum located in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, commemorating the former professional boxer Gushiken Yotaka. At the top of the entrance, a crested eagle is depicted symbolizing Gushiken.

Wikipedia: 具志堅用高記念館 (JA)

4. Mt. Nosoko

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Mt. Nosoko (Nosoko-dake, Nusukudagi) or Nosoko Mape (Nosoko-ma-pae, Nusuku Mape) is a mountain located in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been selected as one of the 100 best mountains in Shimayama.

Wikipedia: 野底岳 (JA)

5. Mt. Karadake

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Kara-dake (Kara-dake) is a mountain located in the northern part of the Shiraho district of Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands (administrative division is Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture). The altitude is 135.9 m. It is also known as Mt. Kara. It is a mountain located in isolation near the coast on the north side of the Shiraho district in the eastern part of Ishigaki Island. The mountainside is tree-free and the entire surface is covered with grassland.

Wikipedia: カラ岳 (JA)

6. Ogansaki Lighthouse

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Ishigaki Gojinzaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Sakieda, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture. There is also a way to read "Uganzaki" as a place name, but the name of the lighthouse by the Japan Coast Guard is "Ogansaki".

Wikipedia: 石垣御神埼灯台 (JA)

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