Iejima(Ie island) photo gallery

Enjoy scenery of Iejima!You can get larger photos by clicking on some pictures.

taken at Nishieue-middle of this island taken at Uppuguchi-beach beside the port Left=Sugarcanes and sunset(23Dec03)Right:Sunsetglow.Click,and you can get larger photo,in which you can find Venus in the sky.

nishizakitaken at Nishizaki-western part of this island11/7Flamelike sunsetglow. Right one is a close-up (7Nov03)

black shadow is Mt.Gusuku and snorkeling friend8/17夕日Sunset of Asahiburaku-Eastern part of this island.Right:Sunset of a secret place. (03/8/10)
I love this contrast moonlightLeft=Sunset of Waji(clif)-north shore
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Right=Ie beach at night.The lights over the sea are of Motobu peninsula.(13July03)

So clear!

アサヒ部落南側入口の浜より Left:Taken at snorkeling near Asahiburaku. (8july03)
Right:Sunsetglow,Beach of Asahiburaku(11July03)

sunflowers A bee on it Sunflower:After a while,They cut these down for fertilizer.Maybe They also clean up the soil.(P31Awake!1/22/1999)

From Waji observatory Ie beach4/20 Left:Waji shore looking down from Waji observatory.Transparency is over 25m here. Right:Sunsetglow at Ie beach

Mayflower A kind of Lily Left:Mayflowers at somebody's garden
Right:A kind of lily named Teppou Yuri(Teppou means a gun;Yuri means a lily).The Village office plants these lilies every year in a garden named Lily Field Park.This photo was taken on 24April2002 by Mr.Okada lives in Mie Pref.50% are blooming.

Sunset beneath the horizon Sheeplike clouds reflecting sunlight Okiwawa islands are surrounded by the sea,therefore there are many clouds.So,the Sun sets toward the clouds usually.It is rare toward the horizon like this picture.
Right:So much clouds also produce such beauty.

Click,and you can get good smell! Okinawan cherry blossoms are deeper pink than Japanese one.
Left:Fennel blossoms.A kind of herb.Not only cute but also good smell. Right:Fullblooming cherry blossoms.Okinawan cherry blossoms are different from Japanese one.taken on31jan03 at Yaedake(Mt.Yae located Motobu peninsula)by Ayako Sasaki

Gushi Fisherman's Port

You may see a bird on a tree. Left:Gushi fishermen's port.Ithink this is the most beautiful port in Iejima.
There are many farm ponds here in Iejima because of no river here.This was taken at one of them.I like this pond but the village office is going to break it.

Fireworkslike splash 千人ガマ Left:Splash!Big waves come to Lily Field Park in winter.
Right:Cave named Senningama("senninn" means a thousand people "gama"means a cave)located near the sea.Many people hid themselves here in WWU.taken by HIroshi Hirayama

Hanachoji-small pretty flowers She is Aya my wife Left:Hanachoji bloomed near Mt.Gusuku
Right:Rape blossoms.In mainland Japan,we can see in spring,but here in Iejima you can see in winter.Interestingly,They are not so common in Okinawa mainland.

Seaweed Beach South shore Left:Shore covered with seaweed near Asahiburaku. This type of seaweed emerges only in winter.It's very tasty good for soup
Right:Beach near Sugar factory.Taken by Tomoharu Takagi
From Hotel Hilltop room No301 resting swallow Scenery from the Hotel Hilltop room No301&302 Swallows take rest the edge of windows.As they cannot see inside,they don't watch out at all!You can see them through winter.Video
2/21 2/21 Both are taken at Nishizaki. Left:from the western edge of this island.
Right:beach beside Nishizaki fishermen's port
2/10 2/10,18:10頃f5.6 1/640 Both are taken at Mt.Gusuku observatory on 10Feb.2002
The first ferry goes out at8:00 From a deck of ferry which connects Iejima and Motobu. We usually go out to Okinawa mainland by these ferries.
Sunset from a beach named uppuguchi near port.

parachute training 花に罪なし US marines sometimes come to this island and train their soldiers.As a reward,Japan government gives the village office and landowners huge money.
Pretty flowers of tabacco.They're blameless.People who use them as a drug are blameful.