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Taketomi is a small island just to the southwest of [[Ishigaki Island]], in the southern [[Ryukyu Islands]]. The island is known for its traditional architecture, festivals, and traditional culture otherwise.
Taketomi is a small island just to the southwest of [[Ishigaki Island]], in the southern [[Ryukyu Islands]]. The island is known for its traditional architecture, festivals, and traditional culture otherwise.
The island is about 5.4 square kilometers in land area. Three villages, known as Ainotta village (Jp: ''Higashi shûraku''), Innotta village (Jp: ''Nishi shûraku''), and Naaji village (Jp: ''Nakasuji shûraku''), are clustered in the center of the island. A resort hotel run by the Hoshino corporation occupies a space in the southeast portion of the island, while ferries from Ishigaki and [[Iriomote Island]]s operate out of a pier on the northeastern coast.
The villages collectively were designated in 1986 as an Important Traditional Architectural Protection Area. Some of the key features of the traditional architecture include coral limestone walls running along white sand roads, and traditional Ryukyuan-style wood-frame houses with red terracotta tiled roofs.
==History==
==History==
==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-island.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/53891019088/sizes/l/]
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