Satake Yaeyama Memorial Palm Museum

A small museum on Ishigaki's northern coast dedicated to the Yaeyama palm (Satakentia liukiuensis), a species endemic to Ishigaki and Iriomote. The museum documents the palm's discovery by botanist Satake Yoshisuke and its significance as a natural monument. The surrounding grove of tall, slender palms growing along a hillside stream makes for a pleasant 20-minute walk. Interpretive panels explain the tree's ecology and the subtropical forest ecosystem it anchors.