Mr. Motoshi Shinmori, a town employee of Taketomi Town, and his wife, Harumi Shinmori, a nurse, are a married couple who were classmates on the island.
Read more
Ransa Ishimine, creator of natural cosmetics using ginger lily, offers skincare and fragrance products such as mists and oils made with ginger lily from the island…
Read more
Sisters Kazuna Kawai and Miwako Kaneku run a fruit parlor, offering juices, frappés, and baked goods made with tropical fruits from the island...
Read more
Kazutaka Une, a cowherd and owner of a frozen fruit shop, runs a product business that uses special freezing techniques to freeze island fruits such as pineapples and mangoes...
Read more
Cattle farmer Naka Miyara raises around 140 cattle, including calves and Ishigaki beef cattle. Born...
Read more
Naofumi Tarama, a fisherman, specializes in catching tuna, including bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, and bigeye tuna...
Read more
Designer Yasutake Ikeshiro: Yasutake Ikeshiro, representative of Ichigusuku Mode, creates clothing inspired by the island's nature and culture...
Read more
Hidenori Tanaka, who picks up trash every day, was prompted to do so in his spare time from July 2020 until now, after confronting the problem of marine debris...
Read more
Sabani Carpenter Tomohiro Yoshida: Tomohiro Yoshida builds sabani, traditional Okinawan wooden boats. In 2015, he started working on Ishigaki Island…
Read more
Pineapple farmer Masaya Omine: In the lush green village of Kawahara, Masaya, the third generation of a family of pineapple farmers, cultivates pineapples...
Read more