Tokashiki Village

Said to be built on China-voyage gains.

Nemoto Wall, captain's residence

Photo by Snap55 at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0)

01 ／ The Great Tug-of-War of Tokashiki District

The whole district brings first-crop rice straw,twists it in east and west teams, and pulls the rope.

Residents of Tokashiki district turn out together and split into east and west teams. They bring rice straw from the first crop, twist it into rope, and make the great rope. The village calls it a long-held custom. It is said that a west win means a good harvest and an east win a good catch; it was held again in the summer of 2026.

Rice straw from the first crop
Two teams, east and west, twist the rope
West win: good harvest; east win: good catch, it is said

02 ／ Hanari Island Swim

Starting from an island about 1 km off Aharen Beach,all the pupils take on the long swim.

A traditional event of Aharen Elementary School, it also appears in the village's fiscal 2026 annual calendar. At the 38th, on 22 June 2026, all 18 pupils swam about 1 km between Hanari Island and Aharen Beach. The Sasakawa Peace Foundation says parents and teachers take part too.

Starts from an island about 1 km from Aharen Beach
38th held on 22 June 2026
All 18 pupils took part

03 ／ Nishiyama Beacon Tower Site

Beacon fires linked the islands, and from hereword was passed on to the Shuri court, it is said.

The remains of a beacon-fire tower (Hiitatiiya) survive on the grounds of the National Okinawa Youth Friendship Center on Nishiyama. The Ministry of the Environment says that in the Edo period, when tribute and investiture ships neared Kume Island and the Kerama Islands, beacon fires passed word from island to island, and from here it was relayed to Okinawa Island and the Shuri court.

On the grounds of the National Okinawa Youth Friendship Center
Beacon fires signaled approaching tribute and investiture ships, it is said
Passed on from Kume Island and the Kerama Islands in turn, it is said

Living here

An island village, 40 minutes from Naha by village high-speed ferry.

about 1,000 people
Rural district town

Tokashiki is a village of Tokashiki Island and the uninhabited islands around it, and has no railway. Its gateway is Tokashiki Port. By the village timetable, Marine Liner Tokashiki from Tomari Port in Naha arrives in about 40 minutes; sailings can change with the weather.

People living here: 718people
Area: 19.23km²
Households: 389households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 1 clinic

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

Children waiting for childcare: —0 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.

Tokashiki Village in Japan26.197°N 127.364°E

to NahaMarine Liner Tokashiki40min

Travel times follow 渡嘉敷村公式『時刻表運賃表予約連絡先』（https://www.vill.tokashiki.okinawa.jp/sempakujoho/unchin/2781.html 。更新日 2026-10-01）と『船舶情報』『English Information for Visitors』（更新日 2026-10-01）。マリンライナーとかしき（高速船・旅客のみ）は『所要時間約40分』、泊港発 9:00 → 渡嘉敷港着 9:40（夏時間 3/1〜9/30 の2便目は 16:30→17:10、冬時間 10/1〜2月末は 16:00→16:40。GW・7〜9月の金土日は3便）。フェリーとかしき（車両・貨物可）は『所要時間約70分』、泊港発 10:00 → 渡嘉敷港着 11:10の1日1往復。村公式の月別運航予定表PDF（2026年10月分〈2026-07-25作成〉・11月分〈2026-09-01作成〉・12月分〈2026-10-01作成〉）の10月の各日にも、マリンライナー1便 9:00→9:40・フェリー 10:00→11:10 が毎日読める。 (checked 2026-10-07). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 0 municipalities.

Territory of Tokashiki Village

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

14.7km

Tokashiki Village isthis kind of town.

01The Nemoto family's stone wall in Tokashiki district is a village-designated tangible cultural property: precisely cut limestone walls and an inner hinpun screen survive, and the head of the house, a captain of China-bound ships, is said to have built them with toumoke, profit from China voyages
02According to a prefectural archaeological center document, Funakoshibaru Site lies on Ura Coast about 3 km south of Aharen and dates from the Jomon to the Yayoi-equivalent period; nail-impressed pottery, said to be among the oldest in Okinawa, has been found there
03According to the village, bonito fishing began in 1903 (Meiji 36) along with a bonito-flake factory, both stopped in 1964, and a drying shed and a brick chimney are said to stand at the factory site

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

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