Haimurubushi

Recommended Itinerary for two nights and three days Spring&Summer

ACCESS

Access from Ishigaki Island

Ishigaki Airport

1 Ishigaki Airport

To get from Ishigaki Airport to Ishigaki Port Remote Island Terminal, take the route bus (approx.45 min.), the express bus (approx. 30 min.) or a taxi (approx. 25 min.)

Port Remote Island Terminal

2 Port Remote Island Terminal

Inside the terminal you’ll find the Haimurubushi Ishigaki Tourist Information Center. Here you can check your luggage for free until you are ready to board your ship. This is a great service to use when going sightseeing on Ishigakijima or the remote islands. You can also check your luggage here after checkout.
【Business Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM】
For information regarding ferry schedules and fares, please check the official website of each ferry company.

Port of Kohama

3 Port of Kohama

When you reach the Port of Kohama, your free shuttle bus to the hotel will be waiting for you. The bus trip from the port to the hotel takes about 5 minutes.

Haimurubushi

4 Haimurubushi

You arrive at Center House, in the center of the accommodation area. Please complete check-in procedures at the reception counter.

DAY 1

14:00

Arrival at the Port of Kohama

To Haimurubushi by hotel shuttle bus

14:15

Arrival at Center House, Haimurubushi

Take a break in the quiet lobby or library lounge.

lobby

lobby

15:00

Check-in at the reception counter

Hotel staff will guide you to one of the accommodation buildings on the grounds, distinctive for their Ryukyu red roof tiles.

library lounge

library lounge

16:00

Rent a cart and go for a ride around our spacious grounds.

The hotel grounds spread over 400,000 sqm, all within Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park, constituting Japan’s southernmost beach resort. In the park, you’re on island time, with lush subtropical natural beauty spread out around you. Sway in a hammock, or admire the view from one of the many eye-catching vantage points.

Rent a cart

Rent a cart

If you’re willing to venture a little farther, we recommend a visit to Kohamajima.

The highest peak on Kohamajima is Ufudaki, in the center of the island. This peak offers the most striking views of Yaeyama, taking in the shimmering blue coral sea and all eight islands of the Yaeyama archipelago. Other beautiful Okinawa scenes on Kohamajima include charming villages of Ryukyu red tile and a coastal mangrove forest.

Kohamajima・charming villages of Ryukyu red tile

Kohamajima・charming villages

On your return, relax in a private garden.

Our new room class is Garden Terrace Premium, a 40 sqm guestroom that includes a private garden. Accentuating the Resort mood is a sun lounger, where you can relax and feel the cares of ordinary life melt away.

Garden Terrace Premium

New room class: Garden Terrace Premium

19:00

Feast on Western, Japanese and Okinawa cuisine at The Buffet.

Enjoy a buffet of Western, Japanese and Okinawan cuisine. Have eggs prepared right in front of you in the live kitchen. Or enjoy pizza hot from the pizza oven, smothered in toppings sourced on the island.

Feast on Western, Japanese and Okinawa cuisine at The Buffet

Feast on Western, Japanese and Okinawa cuisine at The Buffet

21:00

A starry sky like you’ll never see in the city

After dinner, if the weather is fine you can rent a cart and drive it to the beach area.
Gaze in awe at the countless stars above in Japan’s first officially designated dark-sky reserve.

A starry sky like you’ll never see in the city

A starry sky like you’ll never see in the city

DAY 2

7:00

Have breakfast in the spacious dining room of The Buffet.

Enjoy a buffet of Western, Japanese and Okinawan cuisine while appreciating the beauty of the subtropical scenery. Have eggs prepared right in front of you in the live kitchen.

dining room of The Buffet

dining room of The Buffet

9:00

Relax by the pool and beach at the Main Pool.

The split-level infinity pool makes you feel connected to the boundless ocean.
Five cabanas and sun lounges are available for you to relax in between dips in the pool and as you admire the striking ocean scenery.

Relax by the pool and beach at the Main Pool.

Relax by the pool and beach at the Main Pool

Enjoy a drink and a snack at The Beach Café.

Admire the gorgeous scene of the blue coral sea and the Yaeyama Islands floating on the horizon as you sip a cold drink and enjoy a bite to eat.

「The Beach Café」rooftop

「The Beach Café」rooftop

15:00

Encounter enchanting scenery in a magical island tour

Cruise Japan’s largest coral reef on a leisure boat bound for a magical island.
When you make landfall on the island, take keepsake photos and admire the scenery, then visit the reef’s most beautiful spots for snorkeling.

magical island tour

magical island tour

19:00

Elegant dining at The Steak & Grill

The Steak & Grill is the place to enjoy meat raised in Okinawa Prefecture and lashings of seafood. The elegant ambience sparkles with lighting reminiscent of a starry sky. Treat yourself to steak of Japanese Black wagyu beef and seafood platters of local seafood.

The Steak & Grill

「The Steak & Grill」

DAY 3

7:00

A wide assortment of breakfast items from Western, Japanese and Okinawan cuisine

Enjoy a buffet of Western, Japanese and Okinawan breakfast favorites as you admire the subtropical scenery, in a dining room enclosed in floor-to-ceiling glass on three sides.
Have your favorite egg dishes made fresh off the grill in the live kitchen.

「The Buffet」

「The Buffet」

If you want your last day to be an active one…

This plan is recommended for those who would prefer to check out early and enjoy an active day on this remote island.
Explore the mangrove forest of Iriomotejima, Japan’s largest, by kayak. Or go on a leisurely cycling tour around Taketomijima, taking in the colorful scenery of traditional Okinawa.

Iriomotejima mangrove kayak

Iriomotejima mangrove kayak

Taketomijima cycling

Taketomijima cycling

Have a relaxing resort stay right to the end of your trip.

Enjoy a leisurely day on the hotel grounds, a harmonious blend of resort facilities and subtropical natural beauty.
Ride a cart around the hotel grounds till checkout time, then relax in comfort by the pool or on the beach.

Haimurubushi

Haimurubushi

11:00 Checkout