Ishigaki Jima (Ishigaki Island) is and one of over 60 in the Okinawan archipelago sometimes called Ryukyu. Ishigaki is on of the larger island and is home to some 46,000people. There is only One high school on the island and a number of lower schools that often take students from 6-15 all in the same school.
Ishigaki jima has a health and growing coral reef, it brings in many tourist interested in diving and see life. Divers can see every thing form clown fish to manta ray. The reef makes up most of the land mass and most of the Ryukyu islands (stone on the is land is compacted dead coral, I believe the base base is volcanic). The coral give Ishigaki amazing white beach's set against colorful and noise jungle and mangroves.
The people of Ishigaki are very different form main land Japan. They are friendly and kind people how have a tropical island life style(laded back). Most of the Islanid is home to farmers how grow pineapples and sugar kane. They have some local kami called Shisa (like a cross between a lion and a dog).You see them often guarding the house of Okinawa. They have local instruments called Tikko and Shamisen and a very unique type of music. The island see is home to See snakes, manta and sharks. 
There are main types of lizards and snake and the Ishigaki island is home to a very dangerous snake called a Habo. (If he bites you you have 2hours to get to a hospital or you are dead. lol)
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