There are many beautiful sights on Ishigaki Island but only one has earned the coveted three-star rating in the Michelin guidebook. Visitors make the trek to the northwestern coast of Ishigaki to marvel at the turquoise-colored waters here, framed by Ishigaki's jungle-green mountains. While you can't swim in the clear waters, you can enjoy a glass-bottom boat tour to get a close-up look at the ocean's inhabitants. There is a small shrine on the hillside above the beach and a few food and souvenir stalls near the parking lot.
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Kabira Bay
Is this the most beautiful beach in Japan?

By Mandy Bartok
Community writer

Boats anchor in a cove of Ishigaki's Kabira Bay

The bay has earned the coveted three star rating in the Michelin guidebook

While the ocean here looks inviting, swimming is prohibited

You can, however, build sand castles on the beach or take a ride in a glass-bottom boat

There is a cement path (both steps and a ramp) that lead along the edge of the bay

A shrine at the top of the cliff
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Kim Bergström
4 years ago
An absolute dream of a destination!
Daniel Vesey
10 years ago
Looks like a very tropical place!
Olga
10 years ago
Looks like paradise!
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