Kohama Island
小浜島
A peaceful Yaeyama island known as a TV drama setting, featuring resort facilities, cattle farms, and panoramic hilltop views.
What it is
- A small inhabited island located in the Yaeyama chain of Okinawa Prefecture.
- The primary filming location for the popular NHK television drama Churasan.
- A rural landscape where livestock farming and beef cattle raising are common.
- An island where resort facilities occupy approximately one-fifth of the total land area.
What to see
- Mount Ufudaki provides a viewpoint from the highest point of ninety-nine meters.
- The Omore House is a preserved building registered as a tangible cultural property.
- A natural mangrove community located at Ishinagata Beach.
- Views across the water to the nearby Iriomote Island only two kilometers away.
Getting there
- Regular high-speed boats connect Ishigaki Island directly to Kohama Port.
- Access is limited to sea travel as there is no airport on the island.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Kohama Island Open in Google Maps
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