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This black rock mounted on a concrete plinth is not much to look at, but given its central location in downtown Ishigaki next to the port and the beginning of Route 390, the mysterious number warrants an explanation: it commemorates July 30, 1978, the day when Okinawa switched from driving on the right (like the US) to the left (like the rest of Japan). The 730COURT shopping mall is also nearby.
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石垣市立八重山博物館
具志堅用高モニュメント
A statue of Ishigaki-born boxer, Yoko Gushiken, at Ishigaki Port. It's a popular photo op and something to see while waiting for your ferry.
いしがき島 星ノ海プラネタリウム
大濱信泉記念館
A museum for former Waseda University president, Professor Nobumoto Ohama.
宮良殿内
八重山平和祈念館
A small museum outlining life on Ishigaki during World War II with special attention given to the prevalance of malaria on the island at the time, how the war pushed the disease to epidemic levels when the locals were evacuated into the mountains and aid was cut off, and the eradication of malaria from Ishigaki and the Yaeyama Islands by Americans after winning the war.