Kubura Port & Kubura-bari
久部良港・久部良バリ
Japan's westernmost fishing port, famous for sailfish fishing. Beside it, the Kubura Rift keeps a sorrowful legend from the Ryukyu Kingdom's head-tax era.
Kubura is a fishing village at the foot of Nishizaki and Japan's westernmost fishing port. It is known for sailfish and tuna, and every July it hosts the Japan's Westernmost Sailfish International Angling Tournament. Restaurants by the harbor serve fresh sailfish sashimi. North of the port, the Kubura Rift (Kubura-bari) is a crack in the coastal rock platform, about 3 to 5 meters wide and 7 meters deep. Legend says that when the Ryukyu Kingdom levied its head tax, pregnant women were forced to jump across the rift to reduce the population. Today there is a walkway and information signs, and admission is free. It is a few minutes' walk or drive from Nishizaki.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cape Irizaki
- Dr. Koto Clinic Set
- Tindabana
- Nanta Beach
- Ayamihabiru-kan
- Yonaguni Monument
- Tachigami Rock
- Sanninudai & Gunkan-iwa