Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A popular activity on Iriomote is a kayak excursion up the Hinai River to the Pinaisara Falls. A small sec-
tion of the falls can be seen at the top center of this photograph.
Akabanarejima (“Isolated Red Island”) comprises one large vegetated rock and one small bare rock.
Picking up again at Funaura, we'll continue northwest another 1.25 miles (2 kilometers)
until we reach Uehara. But before reaching there, along the drive, looking north from any-
where on the coast between Funaura and Uehara, there are two more little islands out at sea.
Let's have a closer look at them.
HATOBANAREJIMA
(
鳩離島
; Hato-banaréjima; lit. “Isolated Dove/Pigeon Island”). The
nearest place on dry land to this little collection of rocks is a small cape midway between
Funaura and Uehara. From there it's slightly less than one mile (1.5 kilometers). From Fun-
aura harbor it's slightly more than 1 mile (1.75 kilometers) almost straight north, and from
Uehara's harbor it's 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) due east. Altogether, there are about eight to ten
of them, all lined up in a row, measuring 1,400 feet (425 meters) from end to end, roughly
east-west. One is much larger than the others, almost 660 feet (200 meters) long and about
250 feet (75 meters) wide. The others are anywhere from 65 to 165 feet (20 to 50 meters) in
length or breadth. All are completely covered in vegetation and the largest one has a couple
