265px|thumb|Ishigaki viewed from Taketomi
265px|thumb|Street on Taketomi Island
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.
Geography
Taketomi Island is located south of Ishigaki Island. The island has a village in the center. The island covers , and runs east to west and north to south.
The island is also famous for its beautiful beaches and hoshizuna or hoshisuna, meaning "star-sand", which is composed of the remains of Foraminifera.
For public senior high school students may attend schools of the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education.
See also
- Groups of Traditional Buildings