Ishigaki Guide
Short, practical guides to Ishigaki Island for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
How Do You Stay Safe on Ishigaki? Typhoons, the Sea and Emergency Numbers
110, 118 and 119, typhoon advice from the tourism association, typhoon shelters, habu snakes, jellyfish first aid and tsunami warnings.
What Is Kabira Bay, and Where Can You Swim on Ishigaki?
No swimming at Kabira Bay, beaches with a swimming season and lifeguards, Shiraho Reef, the tourism association's sea advice, and dark skies.
How Do You Get to Ishigaki and Take a Ferry to the Other Yaeyama Islands?
Flights to Ishigaki, ferry times to Taketomi, Iriomote, Kohama, Kuroshima and Hateruma, typhoon cancellations, and the lodging tax from February 2027.