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.

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4.10 Ishigaki, some other pics in the city

Often in Japan, particularly in Ishigaki, car plaques play with numbers some way. Sometimes are more significative for me.

730 -Nana San Maru- so in July the 30th.

On 1978 then was the datewhen Okinawa prefecture started to drive on the left side.

Allegation to this Museum and so many others anywhere : 

I took many pictures from the Yaeyama Museum in Ishigaki with interesting information about the different islands.

To take pictures were allowed.

I would like to repport graphically about  this interesting museum.

But...

A lady from the staff talked to me that shouldn´t be added in internet.

This policy is not exclusive of Ishigaki but in all the world, a museum let you take pictures and show them wherever you like and the Museum in the other side of the street don´t.

I can not understand. Coherence is required.

Prefectural Museum in Naha has no problem, neither Miyakojima but Yaeyama it has.

Sorry.

Sacred places are around cities and countryside in Okinawa. On the main island are called "utaki", in Miyakojima are "suku" and in Yaeyama name for them is "on". They combine after the torii, a tree or trees, an small "chapel" and behind it a natural space with some stones, plants, trees, surrounded by little fence made with stones, this space is the most holy one evoking spirits.









Ahma On  (Amakawa shrine)

Kanmuriwashi (Crested Serpent Eagle) is very appreciated on the island, I saw one alive in Banna Park. You can see monuments with it and even in pavement motifs.

wasi no tori  traditional dance わしのとり

Turtles on the pavement always welcomed.

Restaurant "enxebre" (galician word).

The expansion of cities has seamlessly integrated the graves. Some are shaped like a turtle shell, something characteristic of the ancient Ryukyu. Here is a good and "beautiful"sample. (Cross fingers).

Uminchou, popular former name of this islands is now the one of a huge "container look" shop full of tourists souvenirs. It is just in front of maritime station.

Wonderful classic home of my nice neighbours.
Thanks Keiko san.

Detail.

Konbini -24 hours 7 days shop- are an institution in all Japan. Coco is number one konbini in Okinawa. My favourite long time is Lawson but coco in Ishigaki.

Great view from my eventual room in a Hotel.

One more "enxebre" place to eat yakitori and oden (Mix of vegetables, tofu, boiled eggs).

"Yu gurena" is the main shopping mall with the city market and many shops full of tourist specialties. There is one more arcade smaller parallel to this one.

City bridge to link with Yashima island and a park full of friendly cats. Once you cross the bridge on the left side.

The view from the bridge.

Well preserved flowers on the road.

Maritime Harbour pier. Busy scene with boats coming and going to the so many islands around.

Nobumoto Ohama Memorial Hall.
http://ohamanobumoto.com/

Hello !!











Watashi no uchi / mi apartamento.
Thanks to nice Marisan. (The owner).

 Watashi no niwa / my garden.




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