Kohamajima

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Kohama is located between Iriomote and Ishigaki Islands.

The Yaeyama Islands are located at the southwest point of Okinawa Prefecture.

Kohamajima (小浜島, Kohamajima^?), or Kohama Island, is an island in the Yaeyama Islands group at the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands chain, and part of Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of 7.84km², with a surrounding area of 16.6km². The island is located about 25 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Island, which is the transportation and business center of the Yaeyama Islands.

The 2001 NHK drama series Churasan was set on the island. Shinobu Miyara, former member of Da Pump, is from Kohamajima.

[edit] Access

Kohamajima is accessible via several ferries from Ishigaki Marina, Taketomi Island, and Iriomote Island.

Yaeyama Kankō Ferry

Ishigaki Island Port (Ritō Terminal): About 25 minutes one way, 11 ferries daily from morning until evening. A "car ferry" runs about 3 times weekly.

Taketomi Island: About 20 minutes one way, once daily

Iriomote Island Ōhara Port: About 30 minutes one way, once daily

An'ei Kankō

Ishigaki Island Port (Ritō Terminal): About 25 minutes one way, 10 ferries daily from morning until evening. A "car ferry" runs about 3 times weekly.

Ishigaki Island Dream Kankō

Ishigaki Island Port (Ritō Terminal): About 25 minutes one way, 6 ferries daily from morning until evening. One trip daily stops at Ōhara Port mid-trip.

Taketomi Island: About 30 minutes one way, once daily, with a stop at Ishigaki Island Port

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Taketomi Islands (official site)