Ishigaki Island Report – Part 3

Kuroshima

I felt a bit better about the scooter knowing how I get to the ferry terminal and boldly rode there again. Next on the island list was Kuroshima. A speck between Ishigaki and Iriomote.

Funny, despite even less people living on Kuroshima, I found a sign with 202, it was less desolate and lonely than Hateruma. One influence might be that dairy farmers seem to be richer than vegetable farmers. The same sign stating 202 inhabitants stated over 2400 cows on the island. The houses in the settlement looked much nicer than the ones on Hateruma too, the road was better. All those small signs tell you that there is a bit more money on this island. It also comes with a sea turtle research center and small aquarium. They have a bunch of turtles and other local wildlife including cute little reef sharks that you can feed with small dead fish, which of course I did. I love sharks. They are very elegant and beautiful swimmers and the small ones aren’t scary either