Yonaguni, Okinawa

Yonaguni
与那国町
Dunan
Town
Yonaguni Montage
Flag of Yonaguni
Official seal of Yonaguni
Location of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture
Yonaguni is located in Japan
Yonaguni
Yonaguni
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 24°28′5″N 123°0′17″E / 24.46806°N 123.00472°E / 24.46806; 123.00472
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu (Okinawa)
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictYaeyama
Government
 • MayorShukichi Hokama
Area
 • Total28.95 km2 (11.18 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2016)
 • Total2,048
 • Density58.2/km2 (151/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address129 Aza-Yonaguni, Yonaguni-chō, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa-ken
907-1801
ClimateAf
Websitewww.town.yonaguni.okinawa.jp
Symbols
BirdJapanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
ButterflyAtlas moth (Attacus atlas)
FlowerLily (Lilium)
TreeChinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
Japan's Westernmost Point Monument
Reverse side of Japan's Westernmost Point Monument

Yonaguni (与那国町, Yonaguni-chō, Yonaguni: ドゥナン, Dunan, older ジュニ, Juni,[1] Yaeyama: ユノーン, Yunōn, Okinawan: ユナグニ, Yunaguni) is a town located entirely on Yonaguni Island in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the westernmost municipality in Japan, and is known for billfish fishing and as a diving spot. In 1987, divers discovered the Yonaguni Monument, a rock formation that some believe may be man-made.

It is also home to two Ryūkyūan writing systems, pictographic "kaida-di" (also used on Ishigaki and Taketomi islands where it is called "kaida-ji") and the symbols used to indicate family names, "dāhan" (also used on Ishigaki Island where they are called "yāban").

  1. ^ Vovin 2010, pp. 43–44.