Iriomote Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Okinawa, Japan
About Iriomote
While the second-largest of all Okinawa islands, Iriomote's population is barely over 2,000 and visitors, at over 150,000 a year, outnumber residents by almost 100:1. 90% of the island is covered in dense jungles and swampy mangroves, most of which are either part of theIriomote National Parkor protected state land, and the island is unquestionably one of the few remaining great wildernesses of Japan. Together withTokunoshima,Amami Oshimaand the northern part of theOkinawa Islandit was listed as a naturalworld heritage siteby UNESCO in 2021. Pretty much all of the island's population lives along the coast. Clockwise from the west, the major settlements areShirahama(白浜),Uehara(上原),Funaura(船浦) andŌhara(大原). The southern stretch between Ohara and Shirahama is effectively untouched coastlin
Top Attractions in Iriomote
Explore the best things to see and do in Iriomote:
- ★Canoe Tours Kazaguruma
- ★Diving Team Unarizaki
- ★Ida no Hama beach
- ★Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center
- ★Pinaisala Falls
- ★Star Sand Beach
- ★Urauchigawa Kanko
- ★Yubu Island
Where to Stay in Iriomote
- 🏨Hotel La Teada Iriomote
- 🏨Iriomote Monsoon
- 🏨Iriomote Shizen Gakkō
- 🏨Irumote-sō
- 🏨Kanpira-sō
- 🏨Minshuku Yamaneko
Iriomote Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: