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Red-tiled houses inside coral walls on sand lanes, kept by a charter the islanders wrote: do not sell, spoil, disturb or destroy - use it.
About this place
Taketomi Island (竹富島, Taketomi-jima; Yaeyama: Takidun; Taketomi dialect: Teedun; Okinawan: Dakidun) is an island in the town of Taketomi, within Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Taketomi is one of the Yaeyama Islands. The population of Taketomi Island was 323 as of January 2012.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, Coral stone walls and white sand paths, Red tiles and shisa Genre：Architecture
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