Ishigaki

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Ishigaki-shi
石 垣 市
Ishigaki
Geographical location in Japan
Ishigaki (Japan)
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Region : Kyushu
Prefecture : Okinawa
Coordinates : 24 ° 20 '  N , 124 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 24 ° 20 '26 "  N , 124 ° 9' 20"  E
Basic data
Surface: 228.91 km²
Residents : 48,132
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 210 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 47207-7
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Ishigaki
Tree : Diospyros ferrea
Flower : Rhododendron amanoi
Bird : Snake consecration
Butterfly : White tree nymph
Fish : Lethrinus nebulosus
Shell : Black-lipped pearl oysters
town hall
Address : Ishigaki City Hall
14 Misaki-chō
Ishigaki -shi
Okinawa  907-8501
Website URL: http://www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp/
Location Ishigakis in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Ishigakis in the prefecture

Ishigaki ( Japanese 石 垣 市 , - shi ) in Ishigaki-jima in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan , is the southernmost city in Japan. The urban area includes the entire island, best known as a tourist center, as well as the controversial Senkaku Islands . There is a city partnership between Ishigaki and Wakkanai , the northernmost city in Japan.

There are daily connections from Ishigaki Airport to Hateruma-jima , Yonaguni-jima , Miyako-jima , Naha , Kansai Airport and Tokyo Haneda Airport . There are also ferry connections to all inhabited Yaeyama Islands .

geography

On Ishigaki-jima is the 526 m high Omoto-dake as the highest mountain in the prefecture.

The city's climate is subtropical ; In 2002 the following was measured:

Annual temperature: 25.4 ° C
Maximum temperature: 34.8 ° C
Lowest temperature: 11.7 ° C
Average humidity : 76%

Attractions

  • Not far from the city center is the Buddhist temple of the Myōshin-ji line of the Rinzai school Tōrin-ji ( 桃林 寺 ). Founded in 1641 as a temple of the Shingon School , it is the oldest Buddhist temple on the Yaeyama Islands. Its temple gate is also the oldest in the prefecture. Next door is the Shinto shrine Gongen-do ( 権 現 堂 ) in which Kumano Gongen is entrenched. Destroyed in 1771 and then rebuilt in 1787, it is the oldest wooden building in the prefecture. The ensemble was therefore classified as an important cultural asset .
  • The nearby Miyara Donchi house , built in 1819, is also worth a visit. Its architectural style is similar to that of a samurai house, but samurai have never lived on the Yaeyama Islands. The modern Catholic church of the city forms an attractive contrast.
  • At the Shiritsu Yaeyama Hakubutsukan Museum of the Yaeyama Islands on the city's main street, various types of boats can be seen, among other things. The museum is a special attraction for Japanese tourists as it is the southernmost museum in all of Japan.
  • The Fusaki Kannon-dō ( 冨 崎 観 音 堂 ) was founded in 1701 and got its current name in 1742. The temple is dedicated to the Buddhist goddess Kannon . Destroyed again and again by typhoons, its current form dates from 1928. It is located about 5 km west of the city on a hill and offers a beautiful view over the island of Ishigaki to the neighboring island of Iriomote. It can be reached from the Ringstrasse via a longer staircase.
  • The Tojinbaka tomb , about 6 km west of the city on the ring road, commemorates 400 Chinese who were killed in a rebellion in 1852 on a ship sailing to America near Ishigaki.
  • To the northwest of the city, Kabira-wan Bay is a popular destination.

sons and daughters of the town

photos

  • Temple Torin-ji

  • Shinto shrine Gongen-do

  • Miyara Donchi

  • Ishigaki Church

  • Fusaki Kannon-do Shrine

  • Tojinbaka tomb

  • Kabira-wan bay

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 於 茂 登岳 . In: デ ジ タ ル 大 辞 泉 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved December 13, 2012 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ Chris Taylor: Japan , p. 716. Stefan Loose Verlag. Berlin 1998
  3. ↑ 桃林 寺 ・ 権 現 堂 ( Memento from February 22, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ↑ 125 冨 崎 観 音 堂 (ふ さ き か ん の ん ど う) . (No longer available online.) Ishigaki, archived from the original on March 6, 2015 ; Retrieved December 12, 2012 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ Yamakei: Ryukyu Nansei Shoto , p.106. Tokyo 2003. ISBN 4-635-01718-4
  6. ↑ Yamakei: Ryukyu Nansei Shoto , p.105. Tokyo 2003. ISBN 4-635-01718-4

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