Kitadaitō Island

What it is

• A remote raised coral atoll located 360 kilometers east of Okinawa Main Island.
• The easternmost point of Okinawa Prefecture at Cape Maguro.
• A small community of approximately 650 people established as a village in 1946.
• A unique cultural site where the local dialect belongs to the Hachijo language family.

What to see

• Steep coastal cliffs surrounding the 11.93 square kilometer land area.
• The Nagamaku forest which is designated as a national natural monument.
• Cape Maguro marking the furthest eastern point of the prefecture.
• Tropical rainforest landscapes reaching a maximum elevation of 74 meters.

Getting there

• Access the island via flights arriving at Kitadaito Airport.
• Travel to the island by boarding cargo-passenger ships.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.