Water Buffalo Cart Timetable

Iriomote Island DepartureYubu Island Departure
9:15 -
9:4510:00
10:1510:30
10:4511:00
11:1511:30
11:4512:00
12:1512:30
12:4513:00
13:1513:30
13:4514:00
14:1514:30
14:4515:00
15:1515:30
15:4516:00
- 16:30

*Tickets are available from the "Tabibito no Eki" ticket counter on Iriomote Island. Please purchase your tickets at least 10 minutes before the scheduled water buffalo cart service.

               

Admission fee for Yubu Island

●Admission fee

Adult (middle school students and above) Child (elementary school students)
Round-trip water buffalo cart ride & admission fee JPY 2,000 JPY 1,000
Walking & admission fee JPY 700 JPY 350

*Free of charge for children under elementary age

●Various discount rates

Adult (middle school students and above) Child (elementary school students)
Disability discount JPY 1,600 JPY 800
*Discounts available for: Persons with a disability certificate and one accompanying person
Group discounts JPY 1,800 JPY 900
*Discounts available for: Groups of 15 or more

●Ticket counter

*Water buffalo cart tickets are available from the "Tabibito no Eki" ticket counter on the Iriomote Island side. Please purchase your tickets at least 10 minutes before the scheduled water buffalo cart service.

●Ticket Payment Method

Cards and electronic money accepted at the ticket counter: Master Card, VISA, UnionPay, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, DISCOVER, kitaca, Suica, PASMO, toica, manaca, ICOCA, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken, iD, ApplePay, QUICPay, PayPay

*The above cards and electronic money can be used at "Tabibito no Eki" on the Iriomote Island side and the restaurant, Suigyu Shoten, and water buffalo cart waiting area on Yubu Island.

Yubu Island Opening Hours

Opening Hours 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM (last entry at 3:45 PM) Please note that the park may open later depending on the tide.
Closed days Open all year round
May be closed due to typhoons, strong winds, etc.

Go to Yubu Island

Go to Yubu Island

                       

Access to Yubu Island

From Ishigaki Island to Iriomote Island Take the ferry bound for Iriomote Island (Ohara Port) from Ishigaki Remote Island Terminal. Please check the fares, timetable, and operation status from the following links as the ferry may be cancelled due to weather conditions. Click here for Anei Kanko. Click here for Yaeyama Kanko Ferry.
By bus from the port Please take the local bus to Yubu Suigyusha Stand (The Yubu Water Buffalo Cart Terminal).                                    Click here for the bus fares and timetable.
From The Yubu Water Buffalo Cart Terminal to Yubu Island Visitors can cross the sea by water buffalo cart or on foot.
Tickets are available from the "Tabibito no Eki" ticket counter on the Iriomote Island side. Please purchase your tickets at least 10 minutes before the scheduled water buffalo cart service. Click here for the schedule. Click here for the prices.