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Delicious Relationship Yaeyama Islands and Salt of Ishigaki
It is said that there are more than
300 kinds of salt in Japan surrounded by the sea.
Thank you for your interest in Salt of Ishigaki
among the many varieties of salt.
In this special feature page,
we hope you can get a sense
of which part of Japan Salt of Ishigaki was born,
the relationship between
the forest, the sea, nature and us,
and the secret of the delicious taste.
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Delicious Relationship Yaeyama Islands and Salt of Ishigaki
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What is Ishigaki Salt?
About 430 km further southwest of Okinawa, and located in the southernmost part of Japan,
Salt of Ishigaki is
a 100% island salt
the Yaeyama Islands, are
a group of small islands including
made by islanders,
which contains
the blessings of
the Yaeyama Islands
Taketomi Island, Kohama Island, Yonaguni Island, Hatoma Island,
Hateruma Island, Kuroshima Island, Iriomote Island, Aragusuku Island,
and Ishigaki Island.
nurtured by
the unique islands.
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"What is
Salt of Ishigaki?"
ingredient is only seawater
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no additives
×
no additions
"Human and
Nature Friendly"
This salt is based on the concept
of real nature blessing.
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Yaeyama islands that nurture the Salt of Ishigaki
Japanese southernmost Yaeyama Islands are reached by ANA, JAL, PEACH, etc. There are direct flights from Tokyo, Osaka, and Hong Kong and other overseas.
From Ishigaki Island,
the main island of Yaeyama Islands,
you can visit each island.
Ishigaki Island
Yonaguni Island
Iriomote Island
Hatoma Island
Kohama Island
Taketomi Island
Kuroshima
Aragusuku Island
Hateruma Island
The Yaeyama Islands have a population of approximately 53,723.
Out of those, Ishigaki Island has a population of about 48,000,
a circumference of 162km and an area of 228km2.
