Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (西表石垣国立公園) is a national park in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa.
Understand
History
- April 1972: founded as Iriomote Governmental Park by the Government of the Ryukyu Islands.
- May 1972: Okinawa was returned to Japan and the park became Iriomote National Park.
- 2007:Ishigaki added.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Visitor information centers
- 🌍 Kuroshima Visitor Center, Kuro-shima 1, Taketomi Town, ☏ +81 980-85-4149. 09:30–16:30 (closed Mondays). Free.
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Get in
Fees and permits
Get around
See
- 🌍 Hirakubozaki Lighthouse, 234-50 Hirakubo, Ishigaki.
- 🌍 Iriomote Wildlife Center (Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center), Komi, Taketomi Town, ☏ +81 980-85-5581. Daily 10:00–16:00. A wildlife center dedicated to preserving and educating visitors about the Iriomote cat, which can only be found on island of Iriomote.
- Pinaisara Falls. The largest waterfall in Okinawa Prefecture.