Let Me Show You Ishigaki City, Okinawa (empty)
good morning from Ishigaki Japan Sunny beautiful day And we are at the moment heading into the city Some two more kilometers to the city center to the port to the shopping street And the idea is to show you a little bit more of the city the central part not only the mountains beaches and the viewpoints where we usually go to Yeah let’s go Let’s go to the city This is what it’s like a bit away from the city center very low only a few highrises It’s very convenient nice for cycling walking And if we follow this road that we are on then in maybe 7 8 minutes we are going to be at the fort First stop is going to be a cafe a nice cafe And we’ll be cycling by our gym where we’ve been going lately A nice gym Look on the right You see below ocean condominiums And next to the building there is a good gym 550 yen a single pass What is here a laundrymat 24 hours on the right Asian dining and bar Pulao Sri Lanka I guess Sri Lankan food Yeah Blue Ocean daily and weekly condominium So if you are going to come to Ishigaki and planning to stay longer maybe check out that place Maybe they have good price I have no idea But the location is nice because you are not far away from the very city center and I guess more affordable than the city center Yeah And the idea is as always I want to show you a bit more of the real life the real place not only the highlights not only the beaches because this island is not only about the beaches In fact it’s pretty hard to find the beach here in the city If you want to be near a nice beach most likely you’re going to be staying somewhere out of the city There is only one that I know next to the what is the name the the big hotel the fivestar hotel I’ll put the name on the screen They have a beach We are going to the beach Small but nice Let’s go and take a look at the sea Looks beautiful [Music] Looks beautiful But you cannot go swimming here in this sea at the port One of ports Nice The one we are going to is after the bridge where the big fairies stop Beautiful huh a nice cafe This is how our friend described this place but we can’t find it K cafe maybe this building which is closed Yeah looks like the place and on the 17th that’s today they are not operating Okay let’s go to the place that I know the place that I like the Clutch Coffee where they have nice tasty donuts So this is the city Ishiaki City This is the main road and this is the Black Peak on the right Black pig statue This is where most of tourists usually spend their time on this street Only a bit bit further where it gets more busy Not today Most likely Today looks like a peaceful quiet day again a Saturday But when there are more people they are here turning in I think Clutch Cafe was somewhere here around the corner somewhere here It’s so hot Hot and humid No success A nice place Clutch coffee Maybe we try tomorrow Maybe we try tomorrow I recommend this place for coffee and for donuts Sandwiches are also nice but donuts are very special Let’s go I don’t know to some other place I just Let’s see where they sell cakes and maybe donuts other donuts Yeah in Latvia a lock like this for it would be considered extremely unsafe to lock a bicycle with a simple lock like this But in Japan well in Japan many people don’t lock bicycles at all especially here on the islands on the Shagaki and also on the main island of Okinawa That’s one of the that’s one of the reasons to really like being here and that’s one of the reasons I recommend this island and also the main island main island man I almost pushed over another bike Yeah it’s super safe to be here You feel nice to film at ease always That’s a nice thing Looks like I’m going to be giving you a city tour while looking for a cafe Oh something on the left Cafe open But we are checking out one another one that we have been recommended and haven’t yet been to on the right I believe is the road going to the port Not this small one but further And on the right I see the bus stop where I first arrived to Ishigaki H And here must be the cafe in one of those buildings Let me check the map Oh yeah Fushi roasters across the road Fushy coffee roasters Not sushi but fushy You know we are big city people We like big cities but uh here in Ishigaki and also on the main island of Okinawa we feel good So yeah So if you also like big cities and you think that maybe too boring maybe it will be but maybe not because it’s from the like regarding like everyday life it’s very nice here here on this island and also on the main island of Okinawa Look at this view Look at this site We are not the only people cycling here But uh if you look at these bicycles some of them look like they have been parked here a year ago maybe rusty Very rusty But this is I guess what happens if you keep your bicycle outside in this climate Oh a hammer Another Hummer This one looks like it’s been here for some time This is the pier the ferry terminal and we are going for a lunch there I found that there is one small cafe restaurant where they sell noodles Please close a door Okay Oh so nice So nice Air con You can go diving here Two dives 14,800 That’s around $100 [Music] this place Look what are all the places where you can go to from here For example to Hateruma the southernmost island of Japan or Iote There are two places on the Iimotei Island where you can go to two peers Hatoma Kohama Kurroshima and you can go there every day Taktoi the easiest one to go to only 10 15 minutes on a boat and it’s all departs from here from this pier You buy a ticket go out go to one of these beautiful boats Some smaller some bigger like look at this one What a beauty This is the boat going to Iote I think Huh I think they announced boat the big island Yeah the big island So yeah And go to the islands It’s super easy But yes of course first you have to make it to Ishigaki and then from here several options where you can go to But the thing is that they all look kind of the same these small islands the three four small islands where you can go to So we’re thinking of going to the big one next to the Iote Not today but we plan to do that Now let’s go to the city Yes we’ll show a little bit of the city center It’s very beautiful Then we’ll go to a small island connected with a bridge with lots of cats Yes cats Yeah that’s the plan That’s the plan Okay to the right from the furry terminal is the main road a bit ahead of us and then we’ll turn in It’s a small area but it’s nice Nice Like I said look at the car Nice and convenient to be That doesn’t So this is the street And here it ends the most busy part This is how small it is Wow Beautiful tree It’s been a while since I showed you some tree How pretty is this on Ishigaki it’s similar like on the main island of Okinawa Lots of beautiful plants and trees come in the spring or summer I guess And it’s all super beautiful So what’s next what’s the plan i think this is the place where that cafe was Yeah I think there was a farmers market and um uh some temple Okay Farmers market around the corner Around the corner from here farmers market Yes it was just around the corner We’ll go and see what is there Looks like a shopping like looks like a supermarket actually Yeah it’s a supermarket Huh 350 yen $2 for um an interesting flower 250 for pepper 200 This is like a bit more than $1 [Music] 250 to for a couple meat meat Meat meat Um 100 g is $10 Okay Ginger 200 yen A bit more than a dollar Onions maybe a piece Sounds expensive If it’s a piece three potatoes 260 yen Latians wouldn’t be happy for the price of potatoes A long green green vegetable Don’t know what do you call it 250 A cauliflower 270 a piece A white reddish 280 One piece A red onion One bowl I guess One piece 190 Lazy fat cats Fat cats of Ishigaki This is the shopping street here The busy place in Ishigaki The beautiful manta ray community and tourist lounge So this is where you come and rest Put on This is the opposite the parallel street You can get one of the famous Okinawan animals and birds or reptiles Let’s see what I get Oh okay I hope it’s a snake Oh no it’s an eagle The one which I saw I think So these things are called gacha I believe And they are everywhere Wow It’s big and it’s pretty It’s like Kinder Surprise but without the chocolate Fake Kinder Surprise according to me Look at the sea We are on this small island here Island inhabited by lots of cats Let’s go and see if we see them now It’s very hot and I would assume that there are more of them in the evenings Mhm When they go out of the shadows It’s a nice place here where to go from the city center It’s maybe half an hour of walking but only maybe 10 minutes of easy cycling Maybe 2 kilometers from the pier and from the shopping streets Okay let’s look for the cats I don’t see any at the moment Kitty kitty cat Not a single one Ah I see I see I see What maybe in the shade in the evenings there come people who feed them In the evenings here it feels like you are on a safari and you see also other people driving around in cars and or walking and looking out at cats Maybe here a man sleeping in a car Wow this is unbelievably beautiful here There were quite a few the last time I’d see a few on the fence A couple more Let me try to give you a zoom with my phone [Music] A lesson learned Come here in the evenings before the sunset to see more cats Look out at the sea one more time So pretty See you soon Most likely still from Ishigaki or somewhere nearby See you [Music]
Ishigaki city vlog. Ishigaki City is the main city on Ishigaki Island, which is the second most popular island in Okinawa, a region in the south of Japan.
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⏰ Timecodes ⏰
0:00 Cycling to Ishigaki city center
3:55 Ishigaki city center
10:19 Ishigaki ferry terminal
14:04 Cycling in Ishigaki city
22:25 Ishigaki “cat island”
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