*This article confirmed the information in August 2024.
Contents
♦ Welcome to Yaeyama Palm Grove
♦ How to get to Yaeyama Palm Grove
– Go to Yaeyama Palm Grove by route bus
– Go to Yaeyama Palm Grove by taxi
– Go to Yaeyama Palm Grove by rental car
♦ Facility Information of Yaeyama Palm Grove
♦ Photo spots around the Yaeyama Palm Grove
♦ Cafe around Yaeyama Palm Grove
♦ Accommodations around Yaeyama Palm Grove
♦ Map around Yaeyama Palm Grove
Welcome to Yaeyama Palm Grove
More photos : Instagram
You can see palm trees that are endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island.
This palm forest has a walkway. The walkway is maintained, but the palm forest is managed in a state close to nature, and you can feel the jungle explore feeling.
The walkway is about 100m long. You can go even if you are wearing sandals.
Sightseeing in Yaeyama Palm Grove takes about 30 minutes. The standard sightseeing course is to go to the palm forest walkway and then visit the Satake Yaeyama Palm Memorial Hall, which is often posted on Instagram.
How to get to Yaeyama Palm Grove
Transportation to get there
・Route bus
・Rental car
・Taxi
Yaeyama Palm Grove is located in the central part of Ishigaki Island. It is about 40 minutes by car from the city center (around the Bus Terminal or Ishigaki Port) and about 25 minutes from Ishigaki Airport. You can get to Yaeyama Palm Grove by route bus, rental car or taxi.
The Yaeyama Palm Grove is close to the nearest bus stop, so you can also get there by route bus. But there are not many buses.
Go to Yaeyama Palm Grove by route bus (Azuma Bus)
It is about a 4-minute walk from the nearest bus stop. But there are only 5 buses a day, so you need to plan and go there.
How to get to Yaeyama Palm Grove by bus
Bus stop name
Yonehara Palm tree ( 4-minute walk to Yaeyama Palm Grove)
Bus Route
From Bus Terminal (5 buses / day) No.2(840yen), 8(840yen), 11(870yen)
From Airport (3 buses / day) No.3(1,050yen), 11(510yen)
Azuma Bus Schedules from Bus Terminal
*Latest bus schedule as of August 2024
There are 5 buses a day from the Bus Terminal to Yaeyama Palm Grove. There are three routes buses bound for Yaeyama Palm Grove, but we recommend route No.2 or No.8 bus. These route bus run along the seaside road. Therefore, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the sea from the bus.
When you go to the palm forest, you can see the sea on the left side, so the seat on the left side is recommended.
The bus fare from Bus Terminal to Yaeyama Palm Grove is 840 yen or 870 yen (It depends on the route.), so it is better to buy a one-day Bus Pass (1,000 yen) for those who make a round trip by bus. How to buy a Bus Pass is summarized on another page.
Riding Time
56 minutes – 58 minutes (It depends on the route.)
Fare
840 yen or 870 yen (It depends on the route.)
departure
return
download timetables
Route2 (PDF:0.4MB)
Route3 (PDF:0.4MB)
Route8 (PDF:0.4MB)
Route11 (PDF:0.4MB)
Azuma Bus Schedules from Airport
*Latest bus schedule as of August 2024
There is a bus from Ishigaki Airport to Yaeyama Palm Grove. Therefore, when you arrive at Ishigaki Airport, you can take the route bus from the airport to Yaeyama Palm Grove.
However, considering the departure time, there are only two route buses from the airport (12:15 pm or 3:00 pm) a day. In addition, Yaeyama Palm Gloves do not have lockers, so large baggage may interfere with your sightseeing.
The bus stop at Ishigaki Airport is ‘B’.
The bus fare Ishigaki Airport to Yaeyama Palm Grove is 510 yen one way, so if you are traveling by route bus after that, it is better to buy a one-day Bus Pass (1,000 yen).
Riding Time
23 minutes
Fare
510 yen
departure
return
download timetables
Route2 (PDF:0.4MB)
Route3 (PDF:0.4MB)
Route11 (PDF:0.4MB)
Yaeyama Palm Grove Bus trip Best Plan
This is a proposal for a plan to enjoy the area around Yaeyama Palm Grove with only a route bus. It is an active plan to go to the Yaeyama Palm Grove and Kabira Bay.
Best Plan
1. Route No.9「Bus Terminal」 Dep. (9:45) get off 「Kabira Park」(Kabira Bay)
2. Take a glass bottom boat and enjoy colorful fish and corals
3. Enjoy the view from the Kabira Park Observatory
4. Lunch at “Oi-shi-sa-gu” in Kabira Bay
5. Route No.11「Kabira Park」 Dep. (1:04pm) get off 「Yonehara Palm tree」(1:24pm)
6. Enjoy Yaeyama Palm Grove
7. Take a walk on the beach with “Blue Cave on Ishigakijima”
8. Route No.11「Yonehara Palm tree」 Dep. (3:22pm) get off 「Yamabare」(3:28pm)
9. Tea time while looking the sea at Carib Cafe
10. Route No.11「Yamabare」Dep. (4:17pm) get off 「Bus Terminal」(5:17pm)
Go to Yaeyama Palm Grove by taxi
There is no taxi stand at Yaeyama Palm Grove. Even if you call a taxi, you may have to wait about 30 minutes because it comes from city center.
You can call a taxi with the taxi app “DiDi”.
Taxi fare and riding time
Approximate fare
Airport Yaeyama Palm Grove : 3,700
Bus Terminal Yaeyama Palm Grove : 4,400
Riding Time
Airport Yaeyama Palm Grove : About 25 minutes
Bus Terminal Yaeyama Palm Grove : About 40 minutes
Go to Yaeyama Palm Grove by rental car
The Omoto Tunnel, which you pass when going from the airport to Yaeyama Palm Grove, is the only tunnel on Ishigaki Island.
It is convenient to use a MAPCODE 
to set the destination of the car navigation system.
*MAPCODE is numerical number that the latitude and longitude of a place in Japan are converted into.
How to get to Yaeyama Palm Grove by rental car
address
491 Fukai, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa
: 366 398 617*13
Riding Time
Airport Yaeyama Palm Grove : About 25 minutes
Bus Terminal Yaeyama Palm Grove : About 40 minutes
Parking Lot
Paid parking（About 15 cars）
Facility Information of Yaeyama Palm Grove
There is only a juice bar, free parking and a multipurpose toilets around the Yaeyama Palm Grove. If you want to eat lunch or buy souvenirs, go elsewhere.
Yaeyama Palm Grove
| Time required for sightseeing |
about 30 mins |
|---|---|
| Business Hours | Always |
| Admission | Free |
| Closed | No Closing days |
| Web | – |
| Phone Number | – |
| Parking Lot | 〇 (Free : about 15 cars) |
| Toilets | 〇（Multipurpose Toilets : 〇） |
| Locker | × |
| Easy Access | Bad (There are steps on the walkway of the palm forest.) |
Photo spots around the Yaeyama Palm Grove
We will introduce you to the photo spots of Yaeyama Palm Trees.
The place where many photos are posted on Instagram as pictures of Yaeyama Palm Trees is around the Satake Yaeyama Palm Memorial Hall.
There is Yaeyama palm along the straight road to the memorial hall, and that road is a photo spot. This is inside the memorial grounds, so you’ll need to pay the entrance fee to take photos.
The roof of the memorial hall is an observation deck, from which you can see the vast palm forest and the beautiful sea.
If you come to the Yaeyama Palm Grove, why not stop by here?
How to get to Satake Yaeyama Palm Memorial Hall
5-minute walk from Yaeyama Palm Grove
Cafe around Yaeyama Palm Grove
There are no restaurants around Yaeyama Palm Grove. Therefore, we introduce juice bar where you can drink sugar cane juice.
Papaya 100% fruit juice
Have you ever drank sugar cane?
| Business Hours | 8:30am to 6:00pm |
|---|---|
| Closed | Wed. |
| Menu (only Japanese) | sugar cane juice : 300yen Pineapple juice : 500yen |
| Location | 1-minute walk from Palm Grove |
| View | × |
| Accepted Credit Cards | No |
| English | No |
| Web | Official |
Accommodations around Yaeyama Palm Grove
There is no supermarket and restaurant around Yaeyama Palm Grove. Accommodation in this area is recommended for those who want to relax in a quiet location.
There aren’t many buses that stop in this area so you’ll need to rent a car.
JUSANDI
All-suite villa with only 5 villas on a vast
| Address | 470 fukai, Ishigaki-shi |
|---|---|
 MAPCODE |
366 428 239*57 |
| Bus | Bus stop name : Yonehara Palm tree 5-minute walk from bus stop Route : No.2, 3, 8, 11 5 buses / day (from Bus Terminal) 3 buses / day (from Airport) |
| Map No. | 1 |
| Price range | Luxury |
| Room type | western |
| View | Ocean View |
| WiFi | 〇 |
| Parking Lot | 〇 (5 cars) |
| Handicapped-accessible room | × |
| Web | Official |
