4.11 Ishigaki here and there / 石垣あちこち

Suzuki commercial, the most seen and impacting during my days on Ishigaki.

Kintaro, is a popular japanese character used very often anywhere.

Sumo season.

Warriors advertising the island.

Suggestive model for me.

Good fish dishes here. (Fisherman's).

Reccomended place for karaage. (Ask me)

Popular place for noodles.

Good meat of pig as in all Okinawa.

But even better : Ishigaki Beef.

 

Containers area on the harbour. As an small island many products come to the island from outside.

Container aground beside the road but decorated with Ishigaki motifs.

Huge shops and meeting center related to dress weddings and celebrations.

Akairomi Miyatori On, people from Kabira used to go to report about management of farm products once a month to the Ishigaki city enshrined God of the Miyatori On in that city. Then they decided to have their own Miyatori On to made it easy.

 Kabira restaurant in a traditional house.

Another On close to Kabira bay.

Very popular Awamori Factory in Kabira bay.

RYUKYU PEARL CO. LTD.

Famous black pearls are cultivated in Kabira bay.
I met Kazufumi san, his father began farming them. 
Thanks Kazufumi san.

 

A group of ladys rehearsed in a rented place the beautiful dance : wasinotori.

The stall has food, crows are a problem some times, that´s why they advertise the danger for them with two crows made in rubber lying down. First from the distance I get astonished then I understood.

Landscapes Toujin Tomb around.

Classic car in Ishigaki city.

In the Ishigaki Yaki Pottery Studio I saw beautiful pieces and I also talked with master Haruhiko san who proudly held some Paris pottery awards on his display.

Taxis brands (¿modern kamon?) from Ishigaki.

NEXT : 5  Taketomi jima

4.2 / Kabira Bay

Kabira bay is on the northwest coast of Ishigaki island.

A Kabira bay tourist pamphlet reminds that artist Tarou Okamoto said that “a description would be difficult for any artist, no matter what kind of poetic sentiment the artist might have”.

KABIRA BAY CLIP

Light plays with all variety of greens and blues, seven scattered islands are solid spots, closing the mouth of the bay give us the idea of a lake. Amazing coral white sandy beaches do the rest and not so far as background the highest peak, Mt. Omoto, 525 mts. height (Okinawa number two ; Mount Yonaha is Okinawa number one in main Okinawa island)

Akairome Miyatori On is in Kabira bay, there is 

another Miyatori On in Ishigaki city. Long time ago it was said there was a custom for the holy maiden of the Kabira village to report once a month to the enshrined God of Miyatory On in the city about the management situation of farm products. It seem that a separate Miyatori on was dedicated to the same God of Harvest because it was too taught to left Kabira to go Ishigaki city every month for this report.

 

The surrounding waters reach 260 coral species, the highest number found in the world.
Continues services of glass bottom boats.

Clear waters.
Beautiful sea funds.

Kabira Park small shrine with a beautiful view from the top.

I visited an awamori factory.
I drank it.
I liked it.

and I met Kazufumi Tokashiki the son of the master who begun the black Pearls cultivation, nowadays he continues the family tradition with excelent results. (Greetings to Toka　san from this page).

Next : Miyara Dönchi