Kei Takishima Novels & Stories

They walked to the tree because there was a sign in front of a mound of rocks, and the stingrays floated over to the tree, perching there to rest. “Magamo-Kohakucho to the left, and to the right is Sogen, Takenoko, and Higurashi,” Jai tried to read the sign. “These names are familiar.” “Yeah. The people in the border mentioned it at dinner,” Darrion replied. “The Magamo-Kohakucho is the lake town in the north, while Sogen, Takenoko, and Higurashi are in the east. Well, the two former are in the southeast, Higurashi is the one in the east. It’s slightly far and quite secluded… But there’s a temple and a town near that village, so it’s not too remote.”

She said explaining her search. (The cape of Higashi-henna-Zaki Miyako: Agari-pyauna-Zaki) is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty located at the southeasternmost point of Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is connected by road No. 83. The promontory is 2 km long and 140 –200 m wide. At the end of the cape is a white lighthouse which gives a 320° panorama view of the ocean, a very popular spot for sunrise viewing. The lighthouse was erected in 1967. with assistance from the Japanese government after a man called Mr. Sunakawa, who was head of the local fishing union, had become concerned by several severe boating incidents near the coast of Higashi Hennazaki.)