• Departing from Ishigaki Island, we offer tours all year round regardless of season.
• Popular route for everyone from children to the elderly to explore Iriomote Island and Yubu Island
• Round trip ferry tickets, mobile car, lunch, buffalo cart price are all included
• Experience the unique charm of Okinawa's outlying islands, a relaxing and healing island hopping trip that you can't miss

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- Itinerary Introduction -

• Iriomote Island is the largest island in the Yaeyama Islands of the Ryukyu Islands, and the second largest in the group. Known as the "Amazon of the East," Iriomote Island experiences a tropical monsoon maritime climate with an average annual temperature of 23.4°C. Subtropical virgin jungle covers over nine-tenths of the island's area. With luck, you can spot rare animals like the Iriomote cat, as well as rare plants like the natural monument Sakimasu and palm trees.

  
  

• The lower reaches of the Nakama River are designated as natural monuments by both the national government and Okinawa Prefecture, while the upper reaches are designated as an ecologically protected area. Heading upstream, the first thing you'll see is Japan's largest mangrove forest. Continuing upstream, you'll see the Sakishima Soboki, a tree said to be 400 years old. The scenery from the estuary to the lower reaches changes dramatically with the ebb and flow of the tide.

  
  

• Yubu Island is located between Iriomote Island and Kohama Island, just east of Iriomote Island. Formed by the accumulation of sea sand, the sea between Yubu and Iriomote Island is only about one meter deep at high tide. Therefore, buffalo carts are often used for transportation between the two islands, making them a popular tourist attraction. Crossing the sea to the other side by oxcart takes only about 20 minutes.

  
  

• Yufu Botanical Garden: Yufu Island suffered devastating damage from a typhoon in 1969, resulting in the deaths of many residents. The remaining residents relocated to Iriomote Island. While most residents moved to Iriomote Island, Iriomote Masaharu and his wife remained on the island and continued to cultivate plants, creating what is now Yufu Island's "Subtropical Natural Flora and Fauna Paradise."

  
  

• Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center

  
  

The Wildlife Conservation Center is the base for Iriomote Island's wild cat
conservation activities! You can see specimens of the rare Iriomote wild cat
and other creatures of Iriomote Island, as well as video footage.

• The Wildlife Conservation Center may be closed on closed days, during crowded hours, during local events, or during taxidermy. In these cases, the tour will proceed directly to the pier. Please understand. The Wildlife Conservation Center is closed on Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, it will be the following Tuesday), June 23rd (Memorial Day), and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 29th to January 3rd). * It may also be closed temporarily due to local events or taxidermy.