When a jetplane is appoaching towards Ishigaki Airport, it is coming over either from south or north skies of Ishigaki island. The series of photos we uploaded here have taken from an airplane window when it was descending. As you see in the pictures, Ishigaki city center is located in the south of...

Sashimi (sliced raw fish) Sashimi (sliced raw fish), especially Maguro Sashimi (Raw Tuna) , is very popular and common food in Ishigaki. You can easily find several sashimi shops around the corner even in downtown. Unlike a supermarket or a grocery store, a sashimi shop is operated in most cases by...

Ishigaki City Center and Public Market The central area of Ishigaki City is situated near Ishigaki Port（石垣港）and the Public Market is one of the places a tourist visit frequently. Inside the 3-story building, there are a shopping area of Ishigaki beef, pork, fish, and vegetables, and a gift shop...

Have you ever eaten Ishigaki Beef Noodle （石垣牛そば）? Yaeyama Noodle（八重山そば）is well known as one of the most popular local foods of islands of Yaeyama. Noodles are made of wheat not from buckwheat flour, and they  are served in a bowl of soup with a plenty of toppings. The most common topping is...

Dear guests, My family and I had a great time today in the afternoon strolling around downtown near our guest room. We parked our car at the parking lot of the city hall and took a couple of minutes' walk to the city center. Although several shops and restaurants are closed on Sunday, the public...

  Dear our future guests, It is our pleasure to introduce that we have just started the officila website of Guest Room Arun. Guest  Room Arun has started its service since last October by local citizens of Ishigaki City. As the southernmost city of Japan and one of the best travel...