Japan

Taketomi

In Okinawa's far-southern Yaeyama chain, tiny Taketomi preserves a whole village of red-tiled Ryukyu houses, coral-walled lanes raked each morning and water-buffalo carts creaking between them to sanshin music.

Best forTropical
Approx. flying time~13h 25m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportIshigaki (ISG)

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About this place

Kondoi Beach offers shallow turquoise swimming; nearby Kaiji Beach hides famous star-shaped sand. Ferries from Ishigaki take ten minutes, yet almost everyone day-trips — stay overnight and you'll have the lanes and the star-strewn sky to yourself. Visit April to June, before typhoon season peaks.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 20°C in January to 30°C in July. Wettest in December, with rain on about 19 days. The sea is warmest in August at around 31°C, coolest at 23°C.

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August30° · rain 18 days · sea 31°Warm and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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