Yonaguni, Okinawa

, one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, lying between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea. A mere separate the island from Taiwan at their closest points. It is administered as the town of Yonaguni, Yaeyama Gun, Okinawa, and there are three settlements: Sonai, Kubura, and Higawa. There have been discussions to establish direct ferry services with Taiwan in order to bolster tourism.

language of Okinawa, Japan

town in Yaeyama district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan

airport in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

point in Japan

17th-century Japanese coastal observatory structures