Overview
The Miyako Islands are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, belonging to the Ryukyu Islands. They are situated between the Okinawa Island and Yaeyama Islands. In the early 1870s, the population of the islands was estimated.
Description
The main island in the Miyako group, Miyako-jima is a mostly flat expanse of sugar cane edged with excellent beaches and long fingers of land pointing out into the sea. Lying just offshore are four smaller islands, all of which are connected to the main island by bridges.
Address
Okinawa, Okinawa
Japan
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/okinawa-and-the-southwest-islands/miyako-jima
Okinawa, Okinawa
Japan
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/okinawa-and-the-southwest-islands/miyako-jima