Taketomi Chō
Local name: 竹富町
Located in Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Coordinates: 24°19′19″ N 123°49′41″ E
- Population
- 4,103
- 4.1K
- Elevation
- 306 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- ISG New Ishigaki Airport43 km
- OGN Yonaguni Airport88 km
About Taketomi Chō
Taketomi Chō is a municipality. Location: Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa. Population: 4,103. Elevation: 306 m.
Taketomi (Japanese: 竹富町, Hepburn: Taketomi-chō; Yaeyama: Teedun; Okinawan: Dakidun) is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama Islands excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. This includes the islands of Iriomote, Yubu, Taketomi, Kohama, Kuroshima, Hateruma, and Hatoma. Although Ishigaki is not part of the town of Taketomi, the town hall is located there.
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Photos of Taketomi Chō
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Iriomote Jima Anagounagi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population of Taketomi Chō over time
| 2010 | 3,859 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,998 | |
| 2021 | 4,043 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Taketomi Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: March–May, October–December.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 23° · Night 19° · Rain 213 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 14°)
- Wettest month
- September (253 mm)
- Driest month
- March (152 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 18° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 23° | 20° |
| Average low (°C) | 14° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 170 | 154 | 152 | 168 | 219 | 197 | 191 | 248 | 253 | 235 | 213 | 159 |
Other places to visit in this season: March April May October November December
How to get to Taketomi Chō
The nearest airport is New Ishigaki Airport (ISG), 43 km to the east as the crow flies.
Airports
- New Ishigaki Airport (ISG) Ishigaki 43 kmeast
- Yonaguni Airport (OGN) Yonaguni 88 kmwest
- Tarama Airport (TRA) Tarama 93 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taketomi Chō
Within 100 km: 3 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Yaeyama Group Island 17 kmE
- Iriomote Jima Island 1 kmN
- Kohama Island Island 15 kmE
- Kuro-shima Island 21 kmSE
25–60 km6 places
- Sakishima Group Island 52 kmN
- Ishigaki Jima Island 39 kmE
- Hateruma Jima Island 30 kmS
- Taketomi-shima Island 26 kmE
60–100 km2 places
- Kumi Island Island 86 kmW
- Tarama Shima Island 96 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Iriomote Jima Island, Okinawa1.4 km N
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Nakama-wan Natural site, Okinawa8 km SE
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Yaeyama Group Island, Okinawa17 km E -
Kohama Island Island, Okinawa15 km E -
Hatoma-jima Island, Japan17 km N
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Kuro-shima Island, Japan21 km SE -
Sotobanari Island Island, Japan13 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources