{"id":301,"date":"2013-10-30T09:06:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T09:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=301"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:03:33","slug":"ishigaki-yaeyama-okinawa","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/destinations\/ishigaki-yaeyama-okinawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ishigaki Island of the Yaeyama Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">For our Ishigaki travel guide, please\u00a0<a title=\"Ishigaki Island Travel Guide: Best Things to Do &#038; Insider Tips\" href=\"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/things-to-do\/ishigaki-guide-tips\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A picturesque grazing land for <em>Ishigaki Gyu<\/em> (Ishigaki Island Wagyu beef) and a hub for the neighboring Yaeyama Islands, Ishigaki Island (also called <em>Ishigaki-jima<\/em>) boasts pristine beaches, vibrant coral reefs, lush jungles, and winding mangrove rivers\u2014making it an ideal getaway for adventurous souls who don\u2019t want to forgo modern comforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Yaeyama Island Group:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Yaeyama Islands have one of the largest coral reef systems in Asia. These islands are located near the Tropic of Cancer; more south than Taipei and closer to the northern islands of the Philippines than to Okinawa Main Island. If you like jungles as well as beaches, we highly recommend the\u00a0Yaeyama Island group. The Yaeyama Islands are also perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving. There are many off-the-beach spots, but a tour by boat with a local guide is the best, as they know the finest points of the day, depending on the weather and water clarity conditions, and your own preferences, ie. if you want to see sea turtles, manta rays or specific coral, or many different types of coral, etc.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[put_wpgm id=7]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66396,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[],"class_list":["post-301","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68031,"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/301\/revisions\/68031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ippei-janine.com\/travel-japan-islands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}