Touring Shirahama in Japan
Shirahama in the region of Okinawa with its 300 citizens is a city located in Japan - some 1,231 mi or ( 1981 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .
Time in Shirahama is now 06:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Taipei, Taichung, Yilan, Hsinchu, and Keelung. Being here already, consider visiting Taipei . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Shirahama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Iriomote 8
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Interesting facts about this location
Yaeyama Islands
The Yaeyama Islands are a group of islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and cover 591.46 square kilometres . The islands are located southwest of the Miyako Islands. The Yaeyama Islands are the remotest part of Japan from the main islands and contains Japan's most southern and most western inhabited islands. The city of Ishigaki serves as the political, cultural, and economic head of the Yaeyama Islands.
Located at 24.36 123.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Sotobanari
Sotobanari (also Sotobakuri, Japanese 外離島) is one of the Yaeyama Islands, within the Sakishima Islands, at the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands. It is administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Its nearest large neighbour is Iriomote. The small island (about 1 km in diameter), whose name means outer distant island, is vegetated, but has no running water.
Located at 24.37 123.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Iriomote-jima
Iriomote-jima is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself. The island has an area of 289.27 km² and a 2005 population of 2347. The island does not have an airstrip, and most visitors—over 390,000 in 2006—arrive from Ishigaki by ferry, a 31.4 km ride to Uwahara Port (上原港) on Iriomote's northeast coast or Ōhara Port (大原港) on the southeast coast. Administratively the island belongs to Taketomi Town, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Located at 24.29 123.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Hatoma
Hatoma is a small island of the Yaeyama Islands, barely 1 kilometer in diameter. It is under the administration of Taketomi District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In local language, the island's name is pronounced Patuma.
Located at 24.47 123.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on and around the Yaeyama Islands of the East China Sea. The park was established in 1972 as Iriomote National Park and included the islands of Iriomote, Kohama, Kuro, and Taketomi. In August 2007 the protected area was extended to include Ishigaki Island. The park is famous as the habitat of the Iriomote Wild Cat.
Located at 24.32 123.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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