What is Sagaribana?
In Ishigaki Island, which many tourists visit every year, you can enjoy viewing Sagaribana during the limited season from May to July.
Since the blooming time of Sagaribana is limited, many people visit Ishigaki Island every year for the season and participate in this viewing tour.
Here on Ishigaki Island, you can enjoy Sagaribana at various spots, including “Hirakubo,” “Tafuku Noen,” and “Miyara-Dennai.”
Sagaribana is a tall evergreen tree of the Sagaribana family and is distributed in subtropical regions.
In Ishigaki Island, from mid-May to the end of July, the flowers are in full bloom at 20~21 pm at night, and beautiful flowers hang down from the trees.
The fact that you can see hundreds of delicate pink and white flowers growing in the pitch-dark jungle attracts people to the Sagaribana.
Also known as the “phantom overnight flower” because it blooms overnight and falls off in the early morning, the Sagaribana is one of the things you must see when you visit Ishigaki Island in early summer.
What is the Sagaribana Tour on Ishigaki Island?
On Ishigaki Island, you can see beautiful blooming Sagaribana around the mangrove forest wetlands.
Sagaribana buds gradually begin to open during sunset, and at night, the flowers bloom in whole blossoms, releasing a sweet fragrance.
Every year, the jungle is illuminated at night when the Sagaribana blooms on Ishigaki Island.
One of the attractions is that you can safely walk there.
In the jungle, Ishigaki Island’s Sagaribana illuminated by lights, is truly a spectacular sight.
Clothing, personal belongings, and rental equipment for the Sagaribana Tour on Ishigaki Island
What to wear on a Sagaribana tour
| Clothing | Lightweight long sleeves, long pants (recommended), shoes or sandals that can get dirty. |
What to bring on the Sagaribana tour
| What to bring | Camera (smartphone), drinks, etc. |
Rental equipment on the Sagaribana tour
| Rental equipment | flashlight, felt-soled boots, etc. |
Sagaribana Tour in Ishigaki Island is available for small children and older adults.
One of the great things about the attractive Sagaribana is that anyone can quickly go and see them.
In June, when the Sagaribana is in full bloom, the jungle paths are illuminated with lights.
Therefore, it is safe to go there, even in the jungle.
The Sagaribana tour on Ishigaki Island does not have steep paths.
It is famous as a tour that can be enjoyed as a family trip.
