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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kuroshima is a small remote island belonging to Taketomi Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture. Surrounded by beautiful coral reefs and white sandy beaches, its greatest appeal lies in the laid-back island lifestyle. Traditional island life remains, and the island's main industries were once agriculture and livestock farming, but now...

Yubu Island (Taketomi Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yubu Island is a small island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, located close to Ishigaki Island, and belongs to Taketomi Town. Once home to a small population, it was developed as a tourist spot in the mid-20th century and is now home to a tropical botanical garden...