Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum

Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum opened in 1972 in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection covers the archaeology, history, art, and folk traditions of Ishigaki and the Yaeyama Islands.

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Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Address: 1, 字登野城, 石垣市, 沖縄県 907-0004

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yaeyama Post Office and 730 Shishi Park.

Yaeyama Post Office

Post office

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Yaeyama Post Office is situated 140 metres northwest of Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum.

730 Shishi Park

Park

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730 Shishi Park is situated 220 metres west of Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum.

The old residence of Miyaradunchi is located on the island of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Erected around 1819 by the local governor, it has been designated an Important Cultural Property as representative of the architecture of the Yaeyama Islands. Miyaradunchi is situated 350 metres north of Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tonoshiro and Taketomi.

Tonoshiro

Quarter

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Tonoshiro is a quarter, which is situated 6 km north of Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum.

Taketomi

Town

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Taketomi is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama Islands excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. Taketomi is situated 7 km west of Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum.

Taketomi

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Taketomi is one of the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, Japan. This small island just north of the tropics with its picturesque beaches and architecture is a popular getaway especially for domestic visitors.

Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Ishigaki, Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.33807° or 24° 20′ 17″ north

Longitude

124.15958° or 124° 9′ 35″ east

Inception

October 18th, 1972

Levels

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

石垣市

Open location code

7QP685Q5+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 211554392

OpenStreetMap feature

building=museum

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q19459000

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum” goes by many names.

French: “musée municipal Yaeyama d’Ishigaki”
French: “Musée municipal Yaeyama d’Ishigaki”
Fulah: “Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum”
Japanese: “Ishigaki-shiritsu yaeyama-hakubutsukan”
Japanese: “いしがきしりつやえやまはくぶつかん”
Japanese: “石垣市立八重山博物館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 沖縄国税事務所石垣税務署 and 石垣税務署.

Nearby Places

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