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Immediately following World War II, Taketomi suffered from a different problem, however: overpopulation. While there are about 300-350 residents of the island today, in late 1945 Taketomi found itself struggling to support over 2200 people, many of whom had moved (or returned) to Taketomi from [[Taiwan]], [[Nanyo|Nan'yô]] (the South Pacific), Southeast Asia, and elsewhere following the fall of the Japanese Empire.<ref name=amanda/>
Immediately following World War II, Taketomi suffered from a different problem, however: overpopulation. While there are about 300-350 residents of the island today, in late 1945 Taketomi found itself struggling to support over 2200 people, many of whom had moved (or returned) to Taketomi from [[Taiwan]], [[Nanyo|Nan'yô]] (the South Pacific), Southeast Asia, and elsewhere following the fall of the Japanese Empire.<ref name=amanda/>
A folk culture / tourist site known as the Taketomi Mingeikan was established at one time to serve as a center for traditional weaving, supporting both tourism and a revival of local craft traditions. However, as a result of economic incentives driving the great majority of people to pursue other work, the Mingeikan sits largely empty today, with only one or two people typically present working on one or two of the several tens of looms in the hall.<ref name=amanda/>
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