Kumejima Town

Shore rock bears a turtle-shell pattern.

Tatami-ishi, Ou Island

Photo by Snap55 at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0)

01 ／ Uegusuku Castle Site

From a castle ruin on a summit about 310 m high,Chinese ceramics were unearthed in large numbers.

宇江城城跡（久米島町）.jpg — Photo by Kiken68 (CC0)

Uegusuku Castle Site is a gusuku, or Ryukyuan castle, built as a mountain castle on the summit of Mount Uegusuku in northern Kume Island, and was designated a national historic site in 2009. Its walls are rough-laid flat-split andesite. Excavations unearthed Chinese ceramics in large numbers, including celadon bowls and dishes.

Summit about 310 m
2009: national historic site
Chinese ceramics unearthed in large numbers

02 ／ Agariou-oki Site

Ceramics scattered across waters under 2 m deepmatch the finds from sites on land.

In shallow water off the east and south of Oha Island, many Chinese celadon and white-glazed tableware from the late 14th to early 15th century lie scattered, together with jars from China and Southeast Asia. The same kind of ceramics was also unearthed in large numbers at land sites such as Uegusuku Castle Site, and the site became a national Registered Monument in 2026.

Waters under 2 m deep
Late 14th to early 15th century
2026: Registered Monument (sites)

03 ／ Nanautaki Shrine

Sand from the seven utaki of Io-Torishima,put in a jar as the sacred object, was carried here.

This town-designated historic site stands in Torishima district. People who moved from the island of Io-Torishima put sand from its seven utaki, sacred sites, into a jar, took it to their new home as the sacred object, and made it their place of prayer. A monument in the grounds records how the move came about.

Sand of seven utaki kept in a jar
1974: town-designated historic site
Moved in two groups, December 1903 and February 1904

Living here

An island town, 180 minutes from Naha on Kume Shosen.

about 7,000 people
Rural district town

Kumejima is a town made up of Kume Island and other islands including Ou Island, Oha Island and Io-Torishima, and has no railway. Its gateway is Kanegusuku Port. By the Kume Shosen timetable, the direct ferry from Naha's Tomari Port takes 180 minutes and the one calling at Tonaki Island takes 210; the day's sailings are decided that morning. The tourism association gives about 30 minutes by air from Naha Airport.

People living here: 7,192people
Area: 63.65km²
Households: 3,338households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 3 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —4 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Kumejima Town in Japan26.341°N 126.805°E

to NahaKume Shosen180min

Travel times follow 久米商船（事業者公式 http://www.kumeline.com/route/『航路・運航スケジュール』。2026-10-07 に読んだ。トップの運航状況は『2026年10月07日 07時20分更新・本日は通常運航です』）。那覇（泊）→渡名喜島→久米島（1月1日〜12月31日）：1便那覇9:00発→渡名喜10:55着・11:10発→久米島12:30着（210分）／2便（月曜運休）那覇14:00発→久米島17:00着（渡名喜に寄らない直行・180分）。久米島→那覇（4月〜10月）：1便 9:00発→渡名喜10:20着・10:35発→那覇12:30着／2便（月・金・土を除く）14:00発→17:00着（直行）／2便（金・土のみ）14:00発→渡名喜15:20着・15:35発→那覇17:30着。通常、月曜日は1便のみ。 (checked 2026-10-07). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 0 municipalities.

Territory of Kumejima Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

36.3km

Kumejima Town isthis kind of town.

01Tatami-ishi, on the southwest coast of Ou Island, is bedrock where the cross-sections of hexagonal columnar joints are exposed; named for a look like tatami mats laid side by side, it is also called Kikko-ishi, or tortoiseshell stone, and was designated a national Natural Monument in 2014
02Kumejima tsumugi is a silk textile made entirely by hand, from silkworm raising to weaving, using only natural materials from the island for dyeing, and was designated a national Important Intangible Cultural Property in 2004
03The Kumejima firefly, discovered in 1993, is an aquatic firefly found only on Kume Island; it is a prefectural Natural Monument and lives in rivers close to nature that have seen no river works

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

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