Yaeyama Islands

The Yaeyama Islands (八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō) are an archipelago in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The remotest and most southwestern part of Japan, the islands are closer to Taiwan than to Okinawa Island, much less the Japanese mainland.

Related Topics:
Archipelago - Okinawa Prefecture - Japan - Taiwan - Okinawa Island

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The islands form the southern part of the Sakishima Islands. The administrative division of Yaeyama District covers all of the Yaeyama Islands except Ishigaki and the disputed Senkaku Islands.

Related Topics:
Sakishima Islands - Yaeyama District - Ishigaki - Senkaku Islands

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