Iki Island ー
壱岐島
An heavenly island:
Iki Island is a relatively big island of 17 kilometers of north-south and 14 kilometers of east-west to the north of Kyushu in the Sea of Japan. Beautiful beaches and shorelines, delicious seafood and famous Iki Beef, many sites, sea sports, very simple islanders, all these make the island the heaven alike. It is crowded in the summer sea bathing season, but visitors have a relaxing time in other seasons. Because access to it is convenient despite that it is a remote island, it is recommended that visitors forget all about everyday vulgarity and spend time here. It is worth staying here more than one day. The town is formed by the main three ports.
Access and Getting Around
Tourists can reach there from the Hakata Harbor of Fukuoka by ferry and jetfoil, or from Karatsu by ferry, or from Nagasaki by air. Different ferries reach different harbors, so it is necessary to consider it. Tourists can get around the island among the ports by bus, but it is difficult to reach the tourist spot by bus. So regular tourist bus services or rental cars are recommended. In addition, every port offers rental bicycles, which is also recommended for a short distance.
Hakata Port ⇔ Ashibe Port
・By jetfoil
1 hour 5 mins with 2 round-trips per day.
・By ferry
2 hours 10 mins with 2 round-trips per day.
Hakata Port ⇔Gonoura Port
・By jetfoil
1 hour 15 mins with 2 round-trips per day.
・By ferry
2 hours 20 mins with 2 round-trips per day
Karatsu East Port⇔Indoji Port
・By ferry
1 hour 40 mins with 4 round-trips per day.
・By plan
Nagasaki Airport-ORC, ANA with 2 flights per day.
・By bus
It take 30mins to 1hour from Gonoura Port to Ashibe Port(the time varies according to the transferring port)with6 round-trips per day.
Features
-Culture
The museum shows precious ancient Japanese documents.It is a pleasure to watch a movie here, though it is a mysterious experience....
-Historic Sites
Harunotsuji Site is an ancient site next to the Ikikoku Museum.The Excavation is being recovered....
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The white sand, transparent sea and the scene of beach on fine days with 600 meters long coastline are memorable.That is why it is an attractive seaside resort.If you go there out of the beach season and sit on the beach, you may feel that you are sitting towards the heaven....
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
This beach is well-known for windsurfing.There are few swimmers on Ohama Beach compared with the Tsutsukihama Beach.Visitors may have a quiet time here in summer....
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Nishikihama Beach is also a beautiful beach of white sand.The transparency of the sea does not lose the southern islands.There are coral reefs off the coast.It is recommended to those who like marine sports....
-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is a 500-meter-long beach to the southwest of Ashibe Port.It is also a beach with a vast sand dune behind it,the harmony of the beautiful scenery of the beach and the gulf is really perfect....
-Sea View
Saruiwa Rock is a 45-meter-high rock at the tip of Kurosaki Peninsula in the west of Iki Island.It has such a name because of its humorous figure of an anthropoid.It is an attraction spot on Iki Island....
-Historic Sites
With the trace of the fortress under the ground, visitors can watch a huge hole.It is just next to the Saruiwa Rock, it is good for the visitors to see the both at one time....
-Sea View
Oninoashiato is big hole of 53 meters diameter in Makizaki to the west of Iki Island,which is formed by the erosion of the waves.It creates exquisite scenes contrast to a grassy plain opening on a sea cliff....
-Sea View
At the shore where a cliff of 1 km leads to,the rock of the columnar joint is seen here and there....
-Sea View
Takenotsuji is the highest observatory of 313 meters of sea level on Iki Island.In fine weather, most of Iki Island can be seen from the observatory....
-Sea View
It is an uninhabited island 2 km to the north of Iki Island, whose cliffs and beach are superb views.A cruiser which goes around the shore for 40 minutes leave from Katsumoto Port.It takes five minutes to reach the beach by a boat.Though there are no facilities except restrooms on the beach, it is really beautiful.It is a hidden gem....
-Historic Sites
Along the seashore, there are six Statues of Buddha. No one knows why these were made.These stone-made statues of Buddha are mysterious....
Accommodation around Iki Island
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