1Taketomi Island Garden Asahi

Enjoy a hearty lunch at one of the island's long-established Restaurant

Located near the "West Pier," this long-established Restaurant has been in business on Taketomi Island for 30 years. You can enjoy dishes such as Yaeyama soba and rafute donburi. The most popular dish is the "Asahi A Set." It is a hearty menu of homemade dishes such as fried shrimp, hamburger steak, and fried chicken breast served on one plate with rice and a mini salad. The crispy, fragrant fries and the fluffy, juicy hamburger steak are very satisfying. Another nice point is that it comes with a mini Yaeyama soba instead of soup.

Enjoy a relaxing island time in a bright restaurant with island folk songs playing.

A shisa sits on the red tile roof and the garden is beautifully maintained. The typical Taketomi Island atmosphere lifts your spirits even before you enter. The spacious and bright interior is filled with island folk songs and decorated with photos and paintings of flora and fauna. Visitors are greeted with hospitality typical of Taketomi Island. There is a wide variety of rice dishes on the menu, such as "Okinawa Agu Curry," "Taco Rice," and "Rafute Rice Bowl," and the "Cartilage Soki Soba" with melt-in-your-mouth soki is also popular. There are several sizes of soba, such as "Children's Soba" and "Yaeyama Soba (small)," so it is also recommended for families with children.

Taketomi Island Garden Asahi

• http://garden-asahi.okinawa/
• 163-1 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• 10 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• 11:00～15:00、18:00～21:00
• Irregular holidays
• 0980-85-2388
• free
• Bicycle parking (free) available

2Kanifu Dining Area

A rich menu featuring island ingredients and handmade dishes

Located near Taketomi Post Office, this is the largest Dining Area on the island. You can enjoy hearty meals made with local ingredients and handmade ingredients. Among the standard menu items such as set meals and Yaeyama soba, the Misaki beef hamburger steak and Taketomi Island kuruma prawn fry set is particularly popular. You can enjoy the fluffy hamburger steak made with Misaki beef from Ishigaki Island and the rich sweetness of island kuruma prawns. There is also a set menu recommended for vegetarians, which includes fried seafood such as gurukun (white fish) caught in nearby waters, deep-fried island vegetables, and deep-fried island tofu on one plate.

Relax in the spacious, warm, wooden interior

All the dishes are carefully made by hand, even the sauces. The "Island Vegetable Curry" uses Pandanus tempura and pea palm leaves, making it a fun experience to encounter rare island ingredients. The "Soki Soba" topped with tender bone-in meat is also recommended, and is available in a child-sized bowl. They also offer a la carte dishes and shaved ice, so why not stop by during a bike ride? Look for the building in Ryukyu architecture where you will be greeted by many shisa statues. You can also enjoy taking photos with the creative shisa statues with their fun expressions.

Taketomi Island Dining Area Kanifu

• https://suigyu.net/free/kanifu
• 494 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• About 10 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• 11:00-15:30 (Last Orders 15:00)
  18:00-20:30 (Last Orders 20:00)
• Irregular holidays
• 0980-85-2311
• to exist

3Soba restaurant Takenoko

A long-established soba restaurant that has been serving Yaeyama soba for 45 years

Located near the Nishi Pier, this is a long-established Yaeyama soba restaurant founded in 1975. They have always been particular about soba, and their most popular dish is the "Soki Soba" topped with tender soki. It's so delicious that you'll want to savor the soup as well. The soba soup is made with chicken bones and pork bones, and is cooked over a fire. The pork used in the soki soba and "Sanmainiku Soba" is also carefully prepared over time. You can feel the attention to detail in every part of the restaurant. Adding the island pepper "Piyashi", inherited from the previous owner's grandmother, brings out the umami of the dashi stock and allows you to enjoy the change in flavor.

Take a break in the charming Ryukyu architecture of this shop

The restaurant has a cute appearance with a red tile roof. The interior has a warm wooden feel, making you feel like you've come to an old lady's house on the island. There are six table seats and counter seats, and we recommend sitting on the terrace on a nice day. In addition to soba, they also offer a menu of snacks. The Okinawan-style seasoned rice "Jushii" contains chopped pea palm leaves, which are the raw material for island pepper, giving it a spicy aroma. As it is a popular restaurant, it may close once the soba runs out. To ensure a smooth service, it is best to come with plenty of time.

Soba restaurant Takenoko

• http://soba.takenoko-taketomi.com/
• 101-1 Taketomi, Taketomi Island, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• Approximately 8 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• 10:30-15:00 (closes when soba is sold out), 18:30-21:00 (last order 20:00)
  * Reservations are required for the evening session (same-day reservations only)
• Irregular holidays (check website)
• 0980-85-2251

4Haa-Ya Nagomi Cafe

Enjoy cafe menus and island cuisine in a pop atmosphere

A popular cafe near the Tower of Nagomi. Popular lunch items include taco rice, taco omu (rice omelette with taco rice inside), and the classic Yaeyama soba. There are also about 15 Okinawa-style a la carte dishes. The island vegetable curry is made with plenty of freshly picked vegetables full of vitality from the island, including bittern and longevity grass picked in front of the shop, as well as island pumpkin, eggplant, and papaya. It is not too spicy so that even small children can eat it. The vegetables used are those available on the day, so you can enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime curry.

The only place on the island where you can enjoy a view of the village from the second floor

This is the only shop on Taketomi Island that is located on the second floor, and outside the windows you can see the red-tiled roofs of the village. From the outside it looks like a private home, but once you climb the stairs and enter the second floor entrance you'll find a bright space. Originally a guesthouse, the owner's daughter and husband hand-decorated the interior and converted it into a cafe. Attention to detail can be seen everywhere, from the plaster walls to the exposed concrete ceiling. There is also a wide selection of desserts and smoothies, making it the perfect place to take a break during your bike ride.

HaaYa nagomi-cafe

• https://www.facebook.com/HaaYa-nagomi-cafe-1163434127020686/
• 379 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• Approximately 14 minutes walk from Taketomi East Port
• 11:00-17:00 (Last orders for food are 16:00) (Last orders for drinks are 16:30)
• Irregular holidays
• 0980-85-2253
• None

5Cafe Teidun Shidameekan

An original menu using island ingredients

This Dining Area is located in the center of the Taketomi Island village. There are open-air terrace seats and tatami-mat seats, so you can feel the island breeze. The popular "Rafute Bowl" is a perfect combination of slowly stewed pork and a sweet and spicy miso-based sauce. It melts in your mouth. For lunch, there are 10 types of rice and soba dishes, and you can also enjoy shaved ice and ice cream. The specialty "Taketomi Soba" is soba noodles topped with rafute and the island's chomeiso grass, and can only be eaten here. Original dishes such as "Mozuku Soba" topped with island-grown mozuku seaweed are also popular.

Enjoy lunch while feeling the breeze at an open-air island restaurant

The owner's homemade dishes are highly rated, and even the taco meat for the "Taco Rice" is all handmade. The "Yaeyama Soba" is also carefully made, starting with the soup stock. The simple Yaeyama Soba is actually the most time-consuming dish. The gentle flavor of the soup stock permeates the restaurant.
The restaurant has a peaceful island-like atmosphere, with locals relaxing and a large shisa sitting inside. The restaurant's name, "Shidame," means "snail" in the Taketomi Island dialect. It's a comfortable restaurant where you can relax and unwind.

Cafe Teidun Shidameekan

• https://sidame-kan.com/
• 361 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• Approximately 8 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• 11:00～14:30（L.O.）、18:30～20:00（L.O.）
• Irregular holidays
• 0980-85-2239
• None
• Reservations are given priority in the evening

6Cafe utsu-rya

The guesthouse's dining room has been transformed into a cafe. Enjoy freshly baked pizza and pasta

This cafe Restaurant is part of the guesthouse "Uchimoriso" and is open irregularly. Run by a married couple in their third generation, this guesthouse is popular for its warm hospitality. At the cafe, you can enjoy freshly baked pizza and pasta, handmade by the owner. You can choose from several types of pasta and pizza. The pizza has a thin, crispy crust. In the summer, you can enjoy cream pasta made with shekwasha, and the menu changes with the seasons. There are also Okinawan-style dishes such as "champuru," which is served at the guesthouse.

The warm wooden interior was renovated in 2019.

Uchimoriso has been a beloved guesthouse for over 40 years. "Utsurya" is the Taketomi Island word for the owner's surname, "Uchimori." It was reopened in 2019. It was built in the Ryukyuan style of architecture in accordance with the Taketomi Island townscape ordinance. Once you take off your shoes and enter the restaurant, you'll feel the smooth feel of the wood and the open ceiling. There are also books about the island's history and culture that you'll want to pick up. You can spend some relaxing time at this hidden gem of a cafe that is popular with the islanders.

Cafe utsu-rya

• https://painusima.com/5010/
• 490 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• 15 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• No
• 11:30-14:30 (L.O.)
• Irregular holidays
• 0980-85-2255
• No

7Cafe Fabra [Currently closed]

Enjoy an authentic Western-style lunch at the guesthouse's dining hall

This cafe Restaurant is open irregularly in the dining room of the guesthouse "Shochikuso." It was opened a few years ago by an island native who has been working in French Restaurant and hotels for many years. It serves authentic Western cuisine. The one-plate lunch features meat, fish, and vegetables all served on one plate, along with soup and bread baked in the shop. Coffee or tea is also available after the meal. Other pasta dishes include tomato cream pasta made with prawns from Taketomi Island and peperoncino made with pea palm, a vegetable grown on the island.

Once a week on "Bread Day," you can enjoy freshly baked bread.

This inn is a typical entrance to Taketomi Island, with beautiful bougainvillea. Lunch is served in the dining room of the inn, so you can spend your time as if you were staying in an island house. Lunch hours are irregular, so it is best to call in advance to check.
Cafe Fabra also sells bread baked in-house every Thursday. This is the only place on Taketomi Island where you can buy freshly baked bread once a week, so why not stop by and try it out?

Cafe Fabra

• https://www.instagram.com/huabura3
• 484-1 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• 10 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• No
• 11:30-14:30 (13:00-18:00 on bread days every Thursday)
• Irregular holidays (Currently, reservations are required for islanders only.)
• 0980-85-2257
• No
• As a measure against the spread of infection, lunch is currently only available to island residents and reservations are required. On bread days (Thursdays) anyone can enter.

8Dining Area Yarabo

Enjoy Yaeyama soba at the oldest restaurant on Taketomi Island

This is a long-established soba restaurant located on the edge of Nishi Village. It is not well known as they do not actively advertise, but it has been loved by the people of the island for many years. The soba noodles topped with plenty of kuruma prawns from Taketomi Island are exceptionally delicious, with the rich soup and the delicious flavor of the shrimp added. Kuruma prawn farming is popular on Taketomi Island, and they are used by Yarabo, who has them prepared for them. The period during which they can be served seems to change depending on the shrimp harvest. The portions are very filling, as the owner wants people to "eat a lot."

A warm and welcoming interior filled with handmade furniture and accessories

The simple Yaeyama soba and the long-cooked soki soba are also popular. Yarabo's Yaeyama soba, which has been around since 1973, is a delicious dish with a tonkotsu-based soup made with bonito stock and island soy sauce. The island pepper piiyashi is slightly coarsely ground.
"Yarabo" is an abbreviation for the tree "Terihaboku" that is used in the island's windbreaks. Inside the store, there is a table that resembles a stump made from a yarabo tree. There are also other handmade accessories lined up, giving the store a warm atmosphere. The store is open irregularly, but if you are lucky, it is definitely worth a visit.

Dining Area Yarabo

• 107 Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• 10 minutes by bicycle from Taketomi Port
• No
• 11:30-15:00 (Ends when soup runs out)
• Irregular holidays (currently there are restrictions in place to prevent the spread of infection)
• 0980-85-2268
• No
• There are restrictions in place to prevent the spread of infection. Please check before entering.
  (Masks must be worn before and after meals, plastic masks are not allowed, limited to four adults, video recording is not permitted.
  Strict precautions have been put in place to protect islanders, store staff, and Yaeyama's medical care.

9HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

Immerse yourself in island time in a townscape that retains the original Okinawan scenery

Taketomi Island is a small island with a circumference of 9.2km, formed by the uplift of a coral reef, about 10 minutes by high-speed ferry from Ishigaki Island. The streets are lined with Ryukyu red roofing tiles, hand-built stone walls and paths paved with pure white coral sand, and the clear blue sea and sky. Island time flows slowly with the sound of someone plucking a sanshin.
Guest room at HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island are wooden one-story buildings following the traditional architecture of Taketomi Island, where shisa lions watch over the roofs. All verandas face south, allowing a pleasant southern breeze to blow through. For meals, try the "Ryukyu Nouvelle," a French-style meal made with ingredients unique to Okinawa. Enjoy the surprising flavors.

HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

• https://hoshinoya.com/taketomijima/
• Okinawa Prefecture Yaeyama District Taketomi Town Taketomi MAP
• Approximately 8 minutes by free shuttle bus from Taketomi Port
• 0570-073-066 (Accommodation reservations 9:00-20:00)
• none

10Hoshino Resorts　Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Kohamajima

A private remote island beach resort

This resort hotel is located on Kohama Island in the Yaeyama Islands, the southwestern tip of Japan, about 25 minutes by regular high-speed ferry from Ishigaki Island. It opened on July 1, 2020. There are only 60 Guest room rooms on a site of about 120,000 square meters. The small size of the hotel gives it a sense of privacy, and you can relax without being crowded anywhere. You will feel as if you have the white sand beach on the premises and the emerald green sea that can be seen from there all to yourself. Please enjoy an elegant holiday that can only be enjoyed on a remote island.

Hoshino Resorts　Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Kohamajima

• https://hoshinoresorts.com/ja/hotels/risonarekohamajima/
• 2954 Obama, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• Approximately 10 minutes by free shuttle bus from Obama Port
• 050-3134-8093（リゾナーレ予約センター/9:30-18:00）
• to exist

11Hoshino Resorts　Hoshino Resorts Iriomote Hotel

A jungle resort on the island where the Iriomote wildcat lives

This resort hotel is located in Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park, about 45 minutes by regular high-speed ferry from Ishigaki Island. It opened in October 2019. Iriomote Island, where the hotel is located, is one of the Yaeyama Islands, located at the southwestern tip of Japan. It is a subtropical island surrounded by a coral reef sea and 90% covered by jungle, and is also known as "Japan's last unexplored area" because it is home to rare plants and animals, including the Iriomote wildcat, a special natural monument. Enjoy a relaxing time where you can become one with the workings of nature through outdoor Activity that allow you to enjoy the great outdoors of Iriomote Island, and tours that allow you to experience the rare ecosystem and culture of the island.

Hoshino Resorts　Hoshino Resorts Iriomote Hotel

• https://iriomotehotel.com/
• 2-2 Uehara, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture MAP
• Approximately 10 minutes by free shuttle bus from Uehara Port
• 0570-073-022 (Accommodation reservations 9:00-20:00)
• to exist