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Shimochi Destination Guide

Explore Shimochi in Japan

Shimochi in the region of Okinawa is a town in Japan - some 1,145 mi or ( 1843 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Shimochi

Current time in Shimochi is now 06:10 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Taipei, Banqiao, Hualian, Keelung, and Yonaha. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Taipei . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Shimochi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

下地島空港JAL B777 Touch & Go

0:09 min by kinkukeko
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下地島空港で訓練中のJAL B777 2004年7月15日 Touch & Go training of B777, Japan Airlines, Shimoji Airport ..

Shimoji Airport2

0:34 min by chika3
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Canon iVIS HF20/Pulau Miyako Jepang

1:18 min by suzydiver1972
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DrunkerDolphin Love Will Surely Soar Up! At the bottom of the sea 恋はきっと急上昇☆

3:48 min by DrunkerDolphin
Views: 687 Rating: 5.00

Does the love surely soar up? NO!! 3 months pass after Dancer "FUKURO(ふくろ)" was swept away by a river. However, Nobody inherits him... That's why, I tried to dance at the bottom of the sea with the th ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Shimoji-shima

is one of the Miyako Islands, a part of the Ryukyu Islands. The island is administered by Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Shimoji-shima is included within the Irabu Prefectural Natural Park and is the main setting for the anime series Stratos 4. Shimojishima Airport serves the island.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.82 125.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Islands of Japan, Miyako Islands

Ikema Island

, is located to the north of the Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The surface area is 2.6 km². The island is connected with Miyako Island with a 1592 metre bridge. There is a pond in the centre of the island. To the north-east is the Ikema-jima Block Beach .

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Located at 24.92 125.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ikema Island

Ikema Wetland

The Ikema Wetland are wetlands in the center of Ikema Island, Miyahojima, Okinawa, Japan. It is also called Yunimui or Īnubū in the local dialect. The wetland area extends for 38 hectares and is the largest in Okinawa Prefecture. The "Wetlands and Coral Reefs of Ikema-jima" have been selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the "500 Important Wetlands in Japan" and the entire island, totaling 282 hectares . It was designated a Wildlife Protection Area on November 1, 2011.

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Located at 24.93 125.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Environment of Japan, Ikema Island, Protected areas of Japan, Ramsar sites in Japan

Miyako Subprefecture

Miyako Subprefecture was a subprefecture of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was abolished in March 2009. Most of its functions were taken over by the Miyako Office of the prefecture. It included the following cities and towns of Miyako Islands: Miyakojima Tarama, constituting Miyako District

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Located at 24.79 125.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Subprefectures in Okinawa Prefecture

Miyako Nanseien Sanatorium

Miyako Nanseien Sanatorium, (National Sanatorium Miyako Nanseien) is a sanatorium for leprosy and ex-leprosy patients at Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, starting in 1931.

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Located at 24.86 125.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Okinawa Prefecture, Hospitals established in 1931, Hospitals in Japan, Leper hospitals, Leprosy, Leprosy in Japan