Ishigaki, Okinawa
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Ishigaki (石垣市, Ishigaki-shi) is a Japanese city in Okinawa Prefecture. The city is the most southern city in Japan.[1]
History[change | change source]
Ishigaki was established in 1908 as Yaeyama Village. In 1914 it was renamed to Ishigaki Village. It grew to become a town in 1926 and a city in 1947.[2]
The Senkakus were included in the village of 1908, in the village of 1914, in the town in 1926, and in the city in 1947.[2]
In 2013, the New Ishigaki Airport (新石垣空港, Shin-Ishigaki Kūkō) opened.[3]
Geography[change | change source]
The city includes Ishigaki Island and the Senkaku Islands.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Introducing Ishigaki-jima" at lonelyplanet.com; retrieved 2013-2-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Okuhara, Toshio. (1971). "The Territorial Sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands and Problems on the Surrounding Continental Shelf," 15 The Japanese Annual of International Law, 97, 98; retrieved 2013-3-5.
- ↑ Gulsac, Elaine. "Access of the Yaeyamas," New York Times.March 17, 2013; retrieved 2013-3-21.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Ishigaki, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Ishigaki City website Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
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