Sky dotted with stars ～ Tingara cruise ～
"Tingara" means "Milky Way" in Okinawa dialect.
Yaeyama islands and Ishigaki island are situated at 24°north latitude and 84 of all 88 constellations can be seen. This is a place where the largest number of constellations can be seen in Japan.
"Southern Cross" constellation also appears on the southern sky from January to June.
Moreover, there are the star of the first magnitude "Canopus" that in according to a legend greats longevity to a person who saw it, Alpha and Beta Centauri as well as many other stars impossible to introduce shortly.
In full moon Milky Way can not be seen, but cruising on a water surface reflecting moonlight like a "moon river" (a path of moonlight) is perfect.
※The tourist guides are only available in Japanese.
Price
From 5,000 JPY per 3 years old and older persons
Yaeyama islands and Ishigaki island are situated at 24°north latitude and 84 of all 88 constellations can be seen. This is a place where the largest number of constellations can be seen in Japan.
"Southern Cross" constellation also appears on the southern sky from January to June.
Moreover, there are the star of the first magnitude "Canopus" that in according to a legend greats longevity to a person who saw it, Alpha and Beta Centauri as well as many other stars impossible to introduce shortly.
In full moon Milky Way can not be seen, but cruising on a water surface reflecting moonlight like a "moon river" (a path of moonlight) is perfect.
※The tourist guides are only available in Japanese.
Price
From 5,000 JPY per 3 years old and older persons
Glass-bottom Boat/Pleasure Cruise
Other
Guide Tour
Night Spot
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- in 2 h
- Pre-payment by credit card
| Price |
above 3 years old：
￥5,000～￥7,000
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| Schedule |
■ Gathering at the store ↓ ■ Move to the cruise wharf (right close to the store) ★ Tingara cruise (about 1 hour) ★ Pleasant drink included! ↓ ■ End of the cruise Returning to the store from the wharf and breakup. |
| Age | 3years old ～ |
| Things included in the price |
Boarding fee 1 drink Guidance fee Insurance |
| Meeting Place |
〒907-0012 2 Misakicyo, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa Note：Parking: Free / 6 parking spaces MapCode ： 366 004 034*57 |
| Meeting Time |
Departure from the port at 20:30 (in any time of the year) ↑ Please gather at the store not later than 15 minutes before departure time above. After the reservation is made and when the date of departure is close we will contact you to check the details before departure. However, if you do not receive a contact from us until the day before departure, we are sorry for the inconvenience and kindly ask you to contact us. |
| Important notice |
※Depending on the weather it may be not possible to watch a sunset. ※Additional 2,000 JPY per person (tax included) will be charged on Golden Week (dates changes every year) and Obon dates (August 10 ～ August 15). ※Considering safety as the highest priority, it may be prohibited to participate in the course if we make a conclusion that health condition is obviously inappropriate due to cold, wounds, disease, alcohol drinking, hangover, taking medicines or any other reason on the day of the course. If you have any questions or worries regarding injures, diseases or taking medicines please inquire in advance. ※Feeling temperature at the sea may descend so please prepare outer wear. ※Please refrain from participating in shoes with heels |
| Cancellation Policy |
Charges will not be applied if we receive the cancellation notice until 17:00 on the previous day of the activity]. 100% of the activity fee will be charged if we receive the cancellation notice from [17:01 on the previous day of the activity]. |
| Organizer |
Pushynushima Ishigaki
Open 7 days a week 9:00am to 5:00pm. |
