Yonaguni Island (Yonaguni Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yonaguni Island (Yonaguni Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture) is an isolated island located at the westernmost tip of Japan, approximately 110 km from Taiwan, far from Honshu. As part of the Ryukyu Kingdom in ancient times, trade and seafaring culture flourished here, and the island retains its own unique language (the Yonaguni dialect) and customs...
