[2025 Taketomi Attraction] Travel Guide for Yubu Island Water Buffalo Cart (Updated May)

On the day we returned from Iriomote Island, we had some time before boarding the ship, so we also visited Yubu Island 🐃 It is a small island that can be reached by buffalo cart. When traveling to and from Yubu Island on a buffalo cart, you can hear Okinawan folk songs sung using a shamisen and stories about Yubu Island 🪕 When we arrived, we learned about the lineage of the buffalo and the history of Yubu Island, and you can also see various plants 🌴🌺 On a clear day, you can see the Manta Observatory on Kohama Island with the naked eye, as shown in the fourth photo 🌞 2-7 Yashima-cho, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, 907-0011 #OkinawaTourism #IriomoteIsland #YubuIsland

Yubu Island is a small island with a circumference of about 2.1 km and an elevation of 1.5 m. The sea between Yubu Island and Iriomote Island is about 400 m, and since it is shallow and only about 1 m high even at high tide, you can cross on a water buffalo! It feels great to be rocked leisurely on a water buffalo cart while feeling the sea breeze. The cows are cute, too. The driver also sings folk songs for you, which is fun. The entire island of Yubu Island is a botanical garden with subtropical trees and flowers, and there are restaurants and shops where you can relax. #OkinawaTourism

The buffalo cart ride was quite comfortable. We got to see the golden chrysalis up close.

✵ Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, 2024.02 ⁡ 🐈An island that can be reached by buffalo from Iriomote Island🐾 Yubu Island, one of the highlights of Iriomote Island! Ride a buffalo cart and slowly cross the sea while listening to the sound of the sanshin🐃 Yubu Island takes just under an hour to explore on foot, so you can enjoy it in half a day😍The gelato you can eat on the island is also delicious🍨 Of course, you can also make a day trip from Ishigaki Island! -aiii Memo🐈- Iriomote Island has two ports (Ohara Port and Uehara Port), but Ohara Port has more flights, a lower cancellation rate, and there are many tourist spots nearby, so if you want to use it as a base, I recommend Ohara Port◎ 📷Photo taken in February 2024 📍Yubu Island, Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture 🛳️About 1 hour by ferry from Ishigaki Island 🚗Iriomote Island, 10 minutes by car from Ohara Port #0 yen trip January 2025

\How to walk on Yubu Island/ ⁡ If you go to Iriomote Island, you should definitely go to Yubu Island! It's on the east side of Iriomote Island, and you can ride a water buffalo cart there🐃 It's a very compact island, but it's very worth seeing! You can ride a water buffalo cart on Taketomi Island, but personally, I recommend this water buffalo cart when you go to Yubu Island◎ When I think that many people used to live here, I felt a sense of history and it was a mysterious feeling. Life on an island seems to be both fun and difficult. When you go to Iriomote Island, Yubu Island is a really recommended place, so be sure to go there☺︎ #Domestic travel trip #Yubu Island #Iriomote Island

Yubu Island is only 400m from Iriomote Island! To get to Yubu Island, you take a rare water buffalo cart 🐃 During the ride, the driver plays Okinawan songs on the sanshin! The circumference of Yubu Island is 2.15km, and you can walk around the island in about an hour! There are many plants suited to the subtropical climate, and the whole island is like a subtropical botanical garden! 🥹 There are also many other spots, such as the butterfly garden where you can see the 13cm-long Ideia leuconoe, the largest butterfly in Japan, a specialty of Okinawa, and the water buffalo pool where you can see the water buffalo up close! If you go to Iriomote Island, be sure to visit Yubu Island as well! #0 yen travel autumn #Yubu Island #Iriomote Island #Okinawa #Ishigaki Island #Water buffalo cart

#FuriTabi In addition to sightseeing on Iriomote Island, you should also visit Yubu Island🏝 I rode a water buffalo from Iriomote Island to Yubu Island🐃 It was a fun experience to be rocked on the water buffalo cart while listening to the boatman's shamisen☺️💗 Each cow has a name and they also tell you their age❤ Time flows slowly and is very relaxing, so if you have the chance, please visit😊 Enjoy island time to the fullest~🫶 📍 Spot introduction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Location: Yubu Island Address: Furumi, Taketomi Island, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture #Yubu Island #Iriomote Island #Okinawa Tourism

Yubu Island, an outlying island of Okinawa that can be reached by water buffalo cart, is a small island with a circumference of about 2km and an altitude of 1.5m, formed by the accumulation of sand deposited by ocean currents. It is about 500 meters from the east coast of Iriomote Island. Because the water depth is shallow, even at high tide it is only about 1 meter, so the route of leisurely crossing the sea from Iriomote Island on a water buffalo cart is very popular. This small island, about a 15-minute drive away, is an entire subtropical botanical garden filled with colorful tropical flowers all year round. There are also butterfly gardens, restaurants, shops, etc. Here you can enjoy the pristine scenery of Okinawa while feeling the leisurely island atmosphere. Yubu Island Opening hours: 9:30-16:00 (last entry at 15:15) ※Opening hours may be delayed depending on the tide. Closed: None *The park may be closed due to typhoons or strong winds. Fees: Round trip by water buffalo cart & admission 2,000 yen (junior high school students and older) 1,000 yen (elementary school students) / Walking tour & admission 700 yen (junior high school students and older) 350 yen (elementary school students) #Sakura2024

A subtropical botanical paradise island crossed by buffalo cart To get to Yubu Island, take a buffalo cart from Iriomote Island and slowly cross the shallow sea. The island was formed by the accumulation of sand that flowed out of Yonara River on Iriomote Island. The sandbar is called "Yubu" in the local dialect, which is where the island's name comes from. The entire island is a subtropical botanical paradise with tropical flowers and plants. There is also an orchard and a zoo. There are also restaurants and cafes. Enjoy a relaxing and leisurely time. A valuable experience that can only be found in Okinawa. #PR #OkinawaTourism --- Yubu Island Subtropical Botanical Garden ●Address 689 Furumi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa Prefecture ●Opening hours 9:30-16:00 (entry deadline 15:15) Opening hours may be delayed depending on the high tide. Open all year round The garden may be closed due to typhoons or strong winds. ●Admission fees Adults (junior high school students and above) Children (elementary school students) Round-trip buffalo cart and admission fee 2,000 yen 1,000 yen Walking and admission fee 700 yen 350 yen ------------

From Iriomote Island to Yubu Island, known as the third remote island. Yubu Island and Iriomote Island are connected by a shallow sea, and a water buffalo will take you there. We head slowly to Yubu Island while listening to the old man's stories, and he will introduce us to the water buffalo and sing us songs of Asato and Yunta while playing the sanshin. This alone is a very Okinawan experience, so it is highly recommended. Once you ride the water buffalo and arrive at Yubu Island, you pay the entrance fee to Yubu Island. This meal includes the round-trip water buffalo ride. On Yubu Island, it will be smoother if you check the return oxcart time. Please go and meet the cute water buffaloes! #OkinawaTourism #YubuIsland #IriomoteIsland #OkinawaTrip #RemoteIsland #Okinawa #777 Address of bus stop: 694 Komi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa 907-1432 Access: Take the bus and get off at the Yubu Buffalo Carriage Stop, right in front of you. Or rent a car. Free parking.

From Ishigaki Island to Iriomote Island → Yubu Island → Kohama Island On the way to Yubu Island, I rode a buffalo cart 🐃❤️ Buffalo → Ichiro 🩷 What a strong guy to be able to carry so many people 🥹 You can get to Yubu Island not only by buffalo cart, but also by walking across the river 🚶‍♀️ I don't want to walk after seeing the buffalo that only go to the toilet in the river 😂 lol The tour had about 2 hours, so I was able to fully enjoy Yubu Island 😍 Thank you 🩷 Ichiro 🐃❤️❤️ ■ Price: Buffalo cart + entrance fee 2000 yen 　　　If you walk, the entrance fee is 700 yen ■ Business hours: 9:30-16:00 #Okinawa trip #Okinawa sightseeing #Ishigaki Island #Ishigaki Island trip #Ishigaki Island sightseeing #Remote island tour #Remote island trip #Yubu Island #Yubu Island trip #Yubu Island Tourism #Day trip to remote island #Water buffalo cart #Water buffalo cart sightseeing #Go to Yubu Island by water buffalo cart #Yubu Island Water Buffalo Cart #Subtropical Botanical Garden #Yubu Island Botanical Garden #Water buffalo #777

A trip to the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa! To Yubu Island, Okinawa Finally, finally, I went to Yubu Island, famous for its buffaloes, so I'll share it with you! ✅Yubu Island ✅About 10 minutes by buffalo car from the Yubu Island Buffalo Boarding Point →It takes about 20 minutes by car from Ohara Port, Iriomote Island to get to the Yubu Island Buffalo Boarding Point The usual way to get to Yubu Island is by buffalo cart, but at the entrance to Yubu Island, there is a buffalo cart waiting area ! This waiting area sells drinks and snacks and souvenirs, and the horns of Daigoro, the ancestor of buffaloes, are preserved and displayed, which is very impressive! #Okinawa#Iriomote Island#Yubu Island#Buffalo#Buffalo Carriage#Daigoro#Buffalo Carriage Waiting Area #Okinawa Trip

A trip to the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa! To Yubu Island, Okinawa Finally, finally, I went to Yubu Island, famous for its buffaloes, so I'll share it with you! ✅Yubu Island ✅About 10 minutes by buffalo cart from the Yubu Island Buffalo Boarding Point →It takes about 20 minutes by car from Iriomote Island Ohara Port to the Yubu Island Buffalo Boarding Point It seems that you can walk across at low tide, but I definitely want you to ride the buffalo cart from the buffalo boarding point! Amid the sounds of the buffalo's footsteps, the sound of the wind, and the creaking of the buffalo cart You can hear the old man talk about the sea, the buffalo, and Yubu Island He even plays the sanshin and sings Okinawan folk songs! It's rare to have an experience like this I was so moved after a long time! #Okinawa#Iriomote Island#Yubu Island#Buffalo#Buffalo Cart #Okinawa Trip

It's a beautiful beach where you can see Kohama Island right in front of you. The scenery is like something I've only seen on TV, and I was really soothed by nature. On Yubu Island, water buffaloes help you cross the sea. The buffaloes even pooped while crossing the sea, which was quite funny. #Breathtakingviews #Coupletrip #Supporttourism

Yubu Island, which has a circumference of only 2.15km, is said to have been formed by the accumulation of sand that flowed from the Yonara River on Iriomote Island. Yubu Island is more laid-back than Ishigaki Island or Taketomi Island. To get to Yubu Island, you can take a water buffalo cart from Iriomote Island. There are many companies that run tours, so we recommend going on a tour! #YubuIsland #IshigakiIsland #OkinawaPrefecture #WaterBuffalo #WaterBuffaloCart