Iriomote-jima Hotel Irifune

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Iriomote is Japan's wildest island — 90% subtropical jungle, no roads crossing the interior, and a coastline of coral reefs ranked among the Pacific's most biodiverse. The island sits 20 kilometers west of Ishigaki in the Yaeyama group, accessible by 40-minute ferry, and most of its land is designated national park. Hotel Irifune is a welcoming inn at Uehara port on the island's north coast, offering simple Japanese-style rooms, locally caught seafood, and a friendly base for the outdoor activities Iriomote is famous for: Urauchi River mangrove kayaking, Pinaisara waterfall hiking, snorkeling on Nakama Mangrove ecosystem, and reef diving. The pace here is genuinely slow — a world removed from Tokyo.

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