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仲村渠
Nakandakari

具志川 Gushikawa
空港前 Airport Mae

仲地 Nakachi

本永商店前Motonaga Shoten Mae

サイプレスリゾート久米島
Cypress Resort Kumejima

山里 Yamazato

大原 Ohara

西銘 Nishime

清水小前
Shimizu-sho Mae

西中学前
Nishi-chugaku Mae

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大田 Ohta
文 School
Washima

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HotelGardenHills-mae

Kanegu roundsuku Te
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高校前
Kouko-mae

inalHotaru-kan

Yangwa
Store

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Store

Murubushi

To Naha

Park

Departure * Noafternoon
9:00 operation
on Moday* 14:00
Arrival
12:30*
17:00 KumeShosen
To Airport

Open:

YoneshimaShuzo(Awamori Factory)

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Store

嘉手苅 K

Foods around Nakadomari

Ryu

Yuki

公立久米島病Kouritsu Ku

儀間
Gima

Kaiphan〒 Post VanillaOﬃce Terrace

Ferry

兼城港前 (Terminal)
Kanegusuku-ko mae

仲泊
Nakadomari

Kumejima
BekkanGS

Hotel H
Garden Hills

WashimaYangwaMt.Garasa

Yunami Factory
Store

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Kanegusuku
TerminalNight

Kumejima Soba -Noodle-

Matsunoya

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Lunch

Ramen -Noodle-

VanillaTerrace

ChineseKaiphan

Okinawa Food

Ryu

Yuki

Matsunoya
Murubushi
To Eef Beach

Hawaiian

Yunami FactoryR e sta ur a nts

Ue Gusuku
宇江城●

Yunami Factory

Restaurant Washima

Garlic Shrimp
Enjoy Kumejima madeKuruma prawns with
Kumejima Shikuwasa
and original garic oil
source!

Kuruma prawn Soba
The rich flavor of theshrimp can be enjoyedin its entirety.

1146-1 Kanegusuku(11:00-17:00)

比屋定 Hiyajyo

比屋定バンタHiyajyo Banta

1372-1 Nishime(11:00-14:00,
Night on request.)

Yanguwa上阿嘉
Ue Aka下阿嘉
Shita Aka

Kumejima Public Bus Route
一周線 Isshu Line
空港線 Airport Line

真謝
Maja

509 Nakadomari(12:00-14:30)
Miso Moyashi Soba
Enjoy Kumejima madesuch as “Sokei Moyashi”
crunchy bean sprouts
and soup with "Taira no
Miso"!
*Opening hours might be changed without notice.

宇根 UneKumejima-cho Yakuba
泊al)Nakazato Chosha Mae 謝名堂
泊フィッシャリーナ
mae
久米島町役場 Janado Tomari
Tomari Fisharena
仲里庁舎前
米島病院前
u Kumejima-byoin mae
西奥武（バーデハウス前）
苅 Kadekaru
Nishi Ou(Bade House mae)
比嘉
町営バス営業所 Choei Bus Eigyo-sho
Higa
イーフビーチホテル Eef Beach Hotel
真我里
山城
Magari
Yamagusuku
イーフ情報プラザ
Eef Information Plaza
リゾートホテル久米アイランド
BACKSHORE RANCH
Resort Hotel Kume Island
169-54 Shimajiri(10:00-8:00)

Tomato cream Pasta
with Kuruma Prawns
Enjoy cafe foods anddrinks with great viewof Kumejima blue
Ocean

島尻 Shimajiri

Restaurant Yuki

298 Torishima(11:00-21:00)

Homemade
So-Ki Soba
Homemade Kumejima
Soba noodles are
popular with locals

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Activity
Hateno-hama
White Sand Beach Islands

Tour Booking

JAPAWALK Okinawa-English/Chinese available-

Hateno-hama beach with the view of the beautif�l Aqua blue sea andwhite sand beach is the most popular att�action in Kumejima.
“Hateno-hama” means a beach at the ver� end of the world.
It is composed of 3 white sandbars named “Mhe-nu Hama”,“Nakanu Hama” , “Hatinu Hama” and is 7 km long in total.

How to go to Hateno-hama?
Please make a reservation for a tour. It will take about 20 min from theTomari fisharena port by boat which is the only way to get the Hateno-hamabeach. When you select a glass boat tour, you would be able to enjoy seeing
beautiful tropical fish and sea turtles on the way .

What to do in Hateno-hama?
Enjoy snorkeling, swimming, walking or just relaxing on the beach!
You can rent snorkelling equipment through the tour company.

What is in Hateno-hama?
In “Nakanu Hama” island which is the most popular destination, there are
only limited facilities, a simple shop, a shed, and a non flush toilet in thesummer season. There are no showers nor a changing room.

What to bring with you; Local Tour companies infor
Sunscreen

Hat and Sunglasses

Your snacks and Drinks

A lunch box and a drink
would be included for themost of one day tours(Please confirm your tour
company.). It might be
best to bring snacks anddrinks with you.

A pair of marine shoes orsandals which can hold yourankle are recommended foryour safety walking on the
Marine Shoes
coral fragments.

Wild life, Sea turtles
Eef Sports Club
098-985-8733 http://www.aqua-navi.com/
Island Expert Kumejima <Kume Island Hotel>
098-985-7746 http://ie-kumejima.com/
Kumejima Kaiyo Leisure098-985-8779 https://umini15.ti-da.net/
Hatenohama Kanko Service
098-985-8814 https://inhatenohama.wixsite.com/hatenohama

Kumejima Escort Tours (English available)
098-985-3311 http://k-escort-tours.com/
Kumejima Marine Sports Club
098-985-8648
Tomari Fisharina

Please take all your r�bbish home with you!

Explore KumejimaNature Walk
Yajah Cave
Yajah-gama

Yajah-gama is a huge semi-natural cave approximately 800meters long.
This ancient cave has existed in Okinawa for tens of thousands of years.
Why are there so many human bones in this cave?
Yajah-gama is a home for creatures and sprits of island’ s ancestors.

Sleeping batsin the cave.

In this cave, you can see many stalactites worth 20,000 to 40,000 years.
Yajah-gama is a place of burial. In burial, the body of a deceased person isplaced here and eaten by creatures in the natural world such as birds andcoconut crabs. A few years later, when only the bone remains, the family wash
and bury the bone. It is called “Senkotsu” (bone wash) which is an old
Okinawan custom with respect for the deceased and sprits. This was the graveof the people who lived around here. This custom was held until the late 1960s,
and the last oﬃcial record is Kudakajima. In addition, the cave was used as an
air raid shelter during the world warII.
Please take notice and show respect for the custom and culture in this area.

Please do not touch or move pots and plants and even insects.
Be safe , take care and be respectful. Thank you for your understanding.
Hired guides can be booked through Kumejima Tourism Association.
The guided tour by The �ire�ly Pavilion (Kumejima Hotaru-kan) will provide
rubber boots (To stop bat droppings from the cave to the island's naturalenvironment), hard hats, gloves and a �lashlight anddetailes explanations about not only cave but also theplant and wildlife found there. (limited English).

[The firefly Pavilion "Kumejima Hotaru-kan"] https://kumejimahotaru.jimdofree.com/[Kumejima Tourism Association] https://www.kanko-kumejima.com/

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Experience Local Life
Feel at home with local people
Kumejima Horse ranch experience
Unique experience to spent a few hours in nature with a native horse!
A native horse from Okinawa that once supported the life of
the island such as farming and transportation. KumejimaHorse Ranch is working to protect the Ryukyu native horses
in the form of tourism. By experiencing horse riding, you canalso support activities to protect native horses.
You can feel the life of the island where the ancestors lived
together with the horse.
[Kumejima Hourse Ranch]https://kumejimauma.jimdofree.com/

Riding on “Yonaguni Horse” which is Okinawa native horse

Kumejima Island School
Learn the experiences with the islanders
By experiencing the culture, crafts, and nature of Kumejima
together with guides who love and are proud of Kumejima,
you can experience the unique island life!

Home Visit

Okinawa cooking lesson

Lessons of the Okinawan
folk song by Sanshin

Pottery class making
unglazed shisa

Village walk witha local guide

Tsumugi experience ofplant dyeing and weavingwith craftsmen

Nature walks in the forest

Sea kayaking

Craft Lesson

What is Shisa? ---an amulet figurine of Okinawa[Kumejima Tourism Association] https://www.kanko-kumejima.com/

Gourmet

Enjoy fresh sashimi or grilled salted prawn!

The largest producer ofKuruma prawns and Sea grapes in Japan!
How can Kumejima produce high quality Kuruma
prowns and sea grapes?
The reason is Deep Sea Water which slowly orbits
the earth over the course of 2000 years in the deepsea where the sun's rays do not reach. The water
inherited from the ancient earth, is an excellent
resource with eutrophication and purity. Normally,
deep sea refers to seawater deeper than 200 m, but
in the case of Kumejima, it is taken out from a much
deeper depth of 612 m, and it is said that there are
extremely few germs. Deep sea water has excellent
low-temperature stability, so it can be cultivated byshading even in hot summer. Deep sea water can beused to cool the water in ponds even on this hot
island. As a result, the heat-sensitive parent shrimp
continued to grow and were able to lay eggs. The
baby shrimp, which are born in the deep sea waterat low temperature and high levels purity, growstrong against diseases and viruses.This is theworld's first technology developed by the Deep Sea
Water Research Institute in Kumejima.

Delicious, high-quality sea grapes are produced all year
round in kumejima.
When the water temperature rises above 25 degrees celsius
in the summer of Okinawa, the appearance of the sea
grapes deteriorates. On Kumejima, Deep Sea Water is used
to control the water temperature so that the watertemperature in the farm does not exceed 25 degrees celsius
even in hot summer. The high purity of Deep Sea Water

Drinking water and salt from deep sea
Using 100% deep sea water, byremoving the salt while keeping themineral components.

grows strong, high-quality sea grapes.

The Deep Sea Water
Research Instituteopened in June 2000.
It is researching and developing
Deep sea water for beverage,
aquaculture and agriculture.

Natural salt that steam-heateddeep sea water, dried in thesun. Salt concentration is 84%
and rich in minerals.

It is said that Awamori is the roots of shochu.
It is a pot still distillation made byfermenting Thai rice (Indica rice) with water and yeast.
The manufacturing method has been ancient times.

Awamori -Sprit in OkinawaThe oldest distilled liquour in JapanThe key is "Black Jinqu" ( fungus / Mold)

Difference between Awamori and Shochu?

"Black Jinqu" produces a lot of citric acid, which

The raw materials for shochu are rice, wheat, andhas strong bactericidal activity. It is ideal for making sakepotatoes, but for awamori it is rice only. Most Awamori

in Okinawa, where it is hot and humid and bacteria areproducts use Thai rice because it is more compatible.

likely to increase.

White Jiuqu is often used for shochu, but Awamori uses

The reason for using Thai rice (Indica rice)

black Jiuqu, which is resistant to heat. Raw materials are

instead of Japanese rice is that it is easy forselected according to the nature of awamori and theblack aspergillus to grow hyphae (it is easy

climate of the land where it is made. For general shochu

to make rice jiuqu) because it is hard anddistillation, the first preparation in which rice or barleysilky. Ingredients mature due to long-term

jiuqu is made then water and yeast are added to ferment

storage, the taste is mellow and theit. The next preparation is to add the main ingredientsfragrance becomes high.

such as wheat, rice, and potatoes and ferment again. In
case of Awamori, all the rice is made into rice jiuqu, and

Old Awamori which called Kusu.

water and yeast are added to ferment it, but no secondary

Kusu is Awamori which has has been stored for

preparation is performed.

more than 3 years. By leaving it in a jar or a bottle and"laying it down", the scent and the taste will be mellow.
There are 150 year old Awamori in existence. When it isWhat is the taste of Awamori?
Awamori is a spirit with a strong aroma andless than three years old, it is usually distributed asrichness. The appeal of Awamori comes"general spirit". Nowadays, there are many products thatfrom 100% natural brewed distillation

specify the number of years in the barrel in the productwithout the addition of alcohol orname, such as 3 years, 5 years, and 7 years.

additives. It is colorless and transparent,

Only Awamori that has been aged for more than 3 years

and the flavor of rice is alive. The more it is

can use “Kusu” label.

laid down, the more mellow the taste andaroma are released as it ages.

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Kume Island
Awamori Distillationc Kumejima no Kumesenc Yoneshima Shuzo

Awamori Distillery in Kume island
Yoneshima Shuzo

Kumejima no Kumesen

Yoneshima distillery has maintained a handmade

Hermit's Awamori distilled in the spring water atmanufacturing method by their families from its

the foot of Mt. Uegusuku. There was a story that afounding from 1948 to the present for four

beautiful woman appeared at dusk in the Doga area,

generations. The water from the Shirase River, where

the northern part of Kume Island, where the spring

Kumejima fireflies live, is used for distillation. With thewater comes from. She served Awamori to young

care for changes of the raw materials with temperaturepeople on their way home from work. People said thisand humidity, fine adjustment is made the care of theshould be a spiritual test from "Kume's Sennin, which

jiuqu and the hardness of the water. Young Awamori is

is Hermit" who lived on the Uegusuku Mountain.

blended with other Awamori of different maturity to

Based on this story, "Kumejima no Kumesen" makes

adjust the taste. Previously Awamori was made with a

Awamori with the modern Holy Spirit in mind.

stronger sweetness, which was popular outside the

Natural spring water from the foot of Mt. Uegusuku isisland , but the local people said, "This taste doesn't go

used for preparation. While handling koji and moromi

well with sashimi. " Since then, they have beenby hand, quality is thoroughly controlled using

cherishing the local feedback and trying to make itmodern equipment. Its taste has gained widespreadthat suits the island's diet without changing the taste.

acclaim in the mainland of Japan and in Okinawa.

Their Awamori is loved as
the pride of Kume Island.

How to enjoy Awamori ?
On the rocks

Pour awamori into a cold short glass with ice

Awamori Mojito

Add mint leaves, gum syrup and lemon juice to a glass.
then, put ice and pour awamori with soda!

With water or soda

Awamori tonic

With hot waterWith milk or coﬀee

If the alcohol content is 30 degrees,
add 3 parts of awamori to 7 parts of water
The aroma and taste will change depending on
the temperature of the hot water and the order

Add ice to a glass and squeeze the lime juice into it.
Pour awamori and tonic water in the ratio you like!
Some People in Okinawa enjoy Awamori with milk or coﬀee! Please try !

Cultural Walk
Kumejima Tsumugi
Okinawa Traditional craft
The Beautiful Kimono, Tsumugi---Feel the beautiful traditional culture of Japan, Okinawa!
Through the traditional craft of Kumejima Tsumugi, which is the origin of kimonos,
you will experience the eternal flow of time in the Ryukyu Kingdom,which has been passed down from ancient times to the present day.

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hat is Tsumugi?
Tsumugi pongee is made of silk thread, which is made by pullingthreads from silkworm cocoons. Yarn dyeing is a method of expressing apattern by weaving after dyeing in the state of yarn. It requires a very
delicate technique and takes a long time for thepattern to be dyed on the thread.

About Kumejima Tsumugi
Kumejima Tsumugi has a simple and supple texture, and has aunique reddish black color and luster. It is dyed with natural vegetationand mud dyeing using silk thread picked from silkworms as a raw material
thread. The characteristic of Kumejima Tsumugi
dyeing is that it is performed using only plantdyes that grow naturally on the island. All theprocesses are carried out by a single craftsman.

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istoryKumejima is said to be the birthplace oftsumugi because Kumejima Tsumugi is the starting point for the Japanese
tsumugi manufacturing method. Kumejima Tsumugi has been wovensince the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom in ancient time. The origin of
Kumejima Tsumugi is said to be from an extraordinary person called
Do-no-hiya, who spread it after he learned the silkworm culture industry
from China in the latter half of the 15th century.
The tradition is still maintained, manufacturing is done by hand, andpatterning and dyeing are done by a single craftsman until the final
process.
In 2004, it was designated as a national cultural property.

Kumejima Weaving Pavilion(Yuimaru-kan)
Exhibition, Shop and some weaving/dyeing experience
programs available.
Address: 1878-1 Maja Kumejima, Okinawa
Entry Fee: Adult￥200 / Kids￥100
OPEN: 9:00 - Last entry 16:30
Closed: New Year Holiday, Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

Feels good in Kumejima-----------------------------------I grew up in Paris and discovered Kumejima when I
moved to Japan over 10 years ago. I kept comingback every year since then and really fell in love with
the island. As the founder of a travel agency named
Hitotoki, I wanted to seize the opportunity topromote the island to foreign visitors and settled
down in Kumejima in 2021. My favorite spot is the secluded Ara
Beach where very few people go, even during the Summer season. You can't leave
Kumejima without visiting this local Copacabana ! My mame shiba is always by my side.
If you see us around, feel free to say hi !
Alex Debs (france)
Hitotoki is an inbound travel agency.
We organize tailor-made holidays for foreign visitors all around Japan,
including Kumejima. Hitotoki means “once in a lifetime” and re�lects our wish
to design an ideal luxury dream trip. Our commitment is that each moment
spent with us will be unique and truly memorable.
Website: www.hitotoki-travel.com
Contact: info@hitotoki-travel.com

Photography(Front and back cover)

The attractive points of Kumejima are"the spectacular 360 ° view of theisland" and "the wisdom and ingenuityof the islanders to live strongly in theface of adversity.” I believe !

KUMESOUGOUKAIHATSU Inc.
https://kumesougoukaihatsu.com/

Chikako Kato----------------------

Masataka Sakamoto

Direction/Design

Community-reactivating
cooperator squad in Kumejima

Kumejima is alive with a lot of old island
culture. The island life may not befunctional at times like in the city. I madethis booklet to tell the mysterious charmthat is unique to this island. Enjoy yourown journey in Kumejima! Thanks to all
my lovely friends and Islandʼ s sprits forthe wonderful help to create this with me!

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Kumejima
Issued ;Photography ;Issued by;Information;

Mar 2022

Tonakiby Ferry
3hoursMasataka Sakamoto
Kusamura Photo Studio
Kumejima Town Tourism Association

Naha

Okinawa

ZamamiTokashiki

Commerce and Tourism , Kumejima Town Officce,
2870 Higa, Kumejima town, Okinawa, Japan
mail: syokokanko@town.kumejima.lg.jp
Kumejima Town Tourism Association,
160-57 Higa, Kumejima town, Okinawa, Japan
mail: kanko-kumejima.com

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