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It is said that the six chiefs who first led the development of Taketomi Island came there from other islands, including Okinawa, [[Kumejima]], [[Yakushima]], and [[Tokunoshima]].<ref name=plaque/>
It is said that the six chiefs who first led the development of Taketomi Island came there from other islands, including Okinawa, [[Kumejima]], [[Yakushima]], and [[Tokunoshima]].<ref name=plaque/>
Islanders suffered under the heavy tax burden of the ''[[nintozei|nintôzei]]'' head tax imposed by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom]]. Many came to maintain rice fields on either Ishigaki or Iriomote Island, traveling in dugout canoes or small sailboats from the island's western pier (''nishi sanbashi'') to reach their fields on those other islands.<ref>Plaque on-site at Nishisanbashi, Taketomi.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/53889863367/in/photostream/]</ref>
===Modern History===
===Modern History===