Taketomi

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Taketomi is a town in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, encompassing several Yaeyama Islands and known for its traditional Ryukyuan village scenery and preserved cultural heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Taketomi town 4
Taketomi canonical 2
Taketomi village 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
climate subtropical climate
country Japan
demographics sparsely populated town
economy agriculture
fishing
tourism
governingBody Taketomi Town Office
linked to: Taketomi Town
hasCulturalProperty traditional Ryukyuan houses
traditional village layout
hasCulturalRegion Ryukyu culture
hasEthnicHeritage Ryukyuan people
hasHeritageStatus Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings (parts)
hasIsland Aragusuku Islands
Hateruma Island
Hatoma Island NERFINISHED
Iriomote Island
Kohama Island
Kuroshima
Panari
Taketomi Island
Yubu Island
hasIslandGroup Yaeyama Islands
hasLanguage Japanese language
linked to: Japanese

Yaeyama language
hasProtectedArea Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
knownFor preserved cultural heritage
stone walls and sandy streets
traditional Ryukyuan village scenery
traditional red‑tiled roof houses
water buffalo cart rides
locatedIn East China Sea
Okinawa Prefecture
Ryukyu Islands
Yaeyama District
Yaeyama Islands
locatedInWaterBody Philippine Sea
nearestCity Ishigaki
officialLanguage Japanese
partOf Okinawa Prefecture
region Kyushu
Okinawa
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture
timeZone Japan Standard Time
tourismAttraction Hoshizuna (star-sand) beaches
Taketomi traditional village
linked to: Taketomi Town
transportHub Iriomote ferry routes
UTCOffset +09:00

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taketomi Island partOf Taketomi town
linked to: Taketomi
Taketomi Island administeredBy Taketomi town
linked to: Taketomi
Taketomi Island hasSettlement Taketomi village
linked to: Taketomi
Hateruma Island partOf Taketomi town
linked to: Taketomi
Kuroshima Island partOf Taketomi town
linked to: Taketomi
Yubu Island locatedIn Taketomi