Taketomi Island Beaches

Taketomi Island is a 9.2 km-round island in the Yaeyama Islands, just 10 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Port. From Kondoi Beach to the star-sand shores of Kaiji, the sunset pier at Nishi-sanbashi and the quiet Aiyaru Beach — here are the island's four best beaches and how to reach them.

Kondoi Beach on Taketomi Island in the Yaeyama Islands has some of Okinawa's clearest water and finest white sand. The shallows stretch far out, and at low tide a phantom sandbar appears. Just 10 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Port — here's how to get there, plus facilities and snorkeling info.

Nishi-sanbashi, the 105.3 m stone pier on Taketomi Island, was listed as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2005. Emerald water by day, and the island's finest sunset by evening. Here's how to get there, plus what to find nearby.