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| Miyakojima is the main island in the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately 400 hundred kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan. With an area of 158.70 square kilometres, Miyako is the fourth-largest island in Okinawa Prefecture.
Miyakojima is well-known for its beauty, particularly the Eastern Cape, which is considered by many as one of the most beautiful spots in Japan. Other places worth noting include Maehama beach, the German Cultural Center, Painagama beach, and the sights on Irabu-jima. Miyako also has its own version of Miyako soba.
There is a unique festival called Pahntou, which occurs in the ninth month of the old (lunar) calendar. Three men dressed in grasses and mud go about smearing it everywhere. They carry sticks in one hand and a simple but scary mask in the other. Those people who have been dirtied by the Pantu will have a year of protection. Owners of new homes will also invite Pantu to give a 'blessing' to their homes.
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