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Oceanic drift diving, seasonal hammerheads and a puzzling submerged rock formation at Japan's western edge.
Accommodation listings are not available for this destination yet. Use the local planning notes to choose your base.
Fly to Yonaguni Airport (OGN) on a Ryukyu Air Commuter/JAL Group domestic service from Ishigaki (ISG) or Naha (OKA); the town tourism association's March 2026 snapshot describes multiple daily services, but flight numbers and frequencies must be rechecked for travel dates in JAL schedules. The island is not an international arrival port for visitors transferring directly from another country.
The alternative is Fukuyama Kaiun's ferry between Ishigaki and Kubura Port. The current operator lists roughly 4 hours each way, twice weekly; weather and an annual summer docking suspension can intervene. Fly or ferry in with a full weather buffer if diving is your core purpose. Ferry operator. Ferry update checked November 4, 2026: the operator currently warns of arrivals about 40 minutes later than the normal four-hour crossing, approximately 14:40 at Yonaguni and 13:40 at Ishigaki; departure times are unchanged and the recovery date is unannounced. Its November event schedule also moves sailings to Ishigaki outbound November 13 and Yonaguni return November 15, with surrounding dates changed. Check the actual dated calendar rather than applying the normal weekdays to every November trip. Current operator arrival and November schedule notice.
The free public community bus links Sonai, Kubura and Hikawa under an April 2026 revised timetable but does not reach Agarizaki. Rental vehicles, scooters and cycles are limited; book early and check whether a foreign driving license is legally valid in Japan.