No.344 Monthly Yaima May 2023 issue

Special feature: "On the shores of Sekisei Lagoon" (Text and photos by Nagaresugi Kazuyuki)

The people of Yaeyama County live on the shores of Japan's only coral lagoon.
For example, the sea that can be seen from Shikaji is not just any sea.
It's a coral lagoon.
Its name is Sekisei Lagoon, and it borders Ishigaki Port.
Shikaji is a town on the lakeside of Sekisei Lagoon.