Last additions - Iriomote Nature Walks and Stargazing 大富・古見 |
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Delicious Okinawan breakfast at Takemori Inn/Ryokan (竹盛旅館).Jan 25, 2021
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Okinawan welcome sign at Takemori Inn/Ryokan (竹盛旅館).Jan 25, 2021
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Almost full moon above Iriomote.Jan 23, 2021
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Stargazing amid sugar cane in Mare district, Iriomote. (マーレ地区)Jan 23, 2021
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Orion constellation above Iriomote.Jan 23, 2021
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Stargazing amid sugar cane in Mare district, Iriomote. (マーレ地区)Jan 23, 2021
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Stargazing amid sugar cane in Mare district, Iriomote. (マーレ地区)Jan 23, 2021
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Dinner at Takemori Inn. Chawan-mushi, local fish, Yaeyama soba. The ryokan owner was very friendly. Not English-speaking though.茶碗蒸し、海藻と野菜和え、近海魚の刺身、近海魚の塩煮、煮物(冬瓜)、ソーキ、昆布、こんにゃく、黒紫米入り西表産ひとめぼれごはん、八重山そばJan 23, 2021
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White powder-puff flowers or sagari-bana in Japanese (サガリバナ) and a small moth. There are pink ones too. During summer, they bloom for only one night, then the flowers fall off the next morning. It was early Nov. (still warm), so maybe we got lucky to see it.Jan 23, 2021
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Modern bathroom at Takemori Ryokan on Iriomote.Jan 23, 2021
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Outside my room at Takemori Ryokan on Iriomote.Jan 23, 2021
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Outside my room at Takemori Inn on Iriomote. View of the bridge to Ohara across Nakama River.Jan 23, 2021
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My Japanese-style room at Takemori Inn on Iriomote.Jan 23, 2021
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My Japanese-style room at Takemori Inn on Iriomote. Nice two-room suite.Jan 23, 2021
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Entrance to Takemori Inn/Ryokan (竹盛旅館) in Otomi, where we stayed for a night. Photo by Kinjo Toru. https://www.takemori-inn.net/Map: https://goo.gl/maps/pG9zEMWQ1Zozys1x5Jan 23, 2021
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Iriomote cattle/beef.Jan 23, 2021
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Ishigaki cattle/beef.Jan 23, 2021
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Mangrove seedling.Jan 23, 2021
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Different plant growing on a branch of this looking-glass mangrove.Jan 23, 2021
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In the old days, part of the root was used as a rudder on Okinawan sabani fishing boats. (サキシマスオウノキ 先島蘇芳木 Heritiera littoralis)Jan 23, 2021
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An exotic plant on Iriomote called "looking-glass mangrove" (Sakishima suounoki) with huge roots that look like a byobu folding screen. (サキシマスオウノキ 先島蘇芳木 Heritiera littoralis)Jan 23, 2021
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Low tide puddles.Jan 23, 2021
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Boardwalk at Sakishima suounoki mangroves in the Komi area. サキシマスオウノキ (古見)Jan 23, 2021
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Sakishima suounoki mangroves, Iriomote. サキシマスオウノキ (古見)Jan 23, 2021
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Sakishima suounoki mangroves, Iriomote. サキシマスオウノキ (古見)Jan 23, 2021
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These mangroves are a National Natural Monument.Jan 23, 2021
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Map of the boardwalk going through the Sakishima suounoki mangroves in the Komi district. Near the mouth of Maira River. サキシマスオウノキ (古見)Jan 23, 2021
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Boardwalk at Sakishima suounoki mangroves in the Komi area. サキシマスオウノキ (古見)Jan 23, 2021
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Great views of the greenery from the Otomi Lookout Deck.Jan 23, 2021
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Great views of the greenery from the Otomi Lookout Deck.Jan 23, 2021
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Nakama River is beyond this area.Jan 23, 2021
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Great views of the greenery from the Otomi Lookout Deck.Jan 23, 2021
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Otomi Lookout Deck 大富展望台Jan 23, 2021
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Otomi Lookout Deck 大富展望台Jan 23, 2021
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Guided tours are recommended. Local guides know the flora and fauna and the difficult or slightly hazardous sections of hiking trails. Local tour guide: https://www.motti-iriomotejima.com/Jan 23, 2021
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When going on hikes, best to wear long sleeves and long pants so the tree branches, leaves, etc., don't scratch you. Also protection from bugs. Jan 23, 2021
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Bird feeder for research purposes.Jan 23, 2021
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The trunk of a tree fern shows the remains of branches that broke off. 木生シダJan 23, 2021
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Tree fern, common in Okinawa. The fronds break off. 木生シダJan 23, 2021
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FernsJan 23, 2021
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Beehive roped off. (Do not disturb.)Jan 23, 2021
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Iriomote's forests are a mishmash of all kinds of flora growing wild everywhere in all directions. It's not like the neat, orderly forests of trees on mainland Japan. 大富林道大正池Jan 23, 2021
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Iriomote has many hiking trails through the tropical forest or jungle. The popular trails usually lead to a waterfall, but we went on a short nature trail in Otomi that didn't lead to anything. 大富林道大正池Jan 23, 2021
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