About this location: Miyako-jima
Miyakojima is the main island of Okinawa's Miyako archipelago. The world-class transparency of 'Miyako Blue' sea, Yonaha Maehama (Japan's best beach), the 3,540m Irabu Bridge (Japan's longest toll-free bridge), Ikema Bridge, and the natural arch at Sunayama Beach make it a subtropical paradise.
Key features
- Yonaha Maehama Beach — a 7 km stretch of pure-white sand, dubbed Asia's most beautiful, with Kurima Bridge framing classic sunset scenes
- Irabu Bridge — Japan's longest toll-free bridge (3,540 m, opened 2015); a perfectly straight composition above an emerald sea
- Miyako Blue waters — visibility approaching 40 m on clear midday with a polarizing filter, the gradient of coral and sand is unmatched
- Sunayama Beach — a hidden cove with a natural rock arch; silhouette compositions at sunset, reachable on a ~20-minute walk
- Ikema Bridge and Ikemajima — 1,425 m bridge framing Miyakojima from above, plus Ikema Wetland and migratory bird habitat
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