{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "content_role": "unofficial_gateway_reference",
  "language": [
    "ja",
    "en"
  ],
  "verified_at": "2026-07-21",
  "identity": {
    "page_name": "石垣島 — 旅の玄関口",
    "subject": "Using Ishigaki Island as the gateway to the Yaeyama islands: the air-to-sea transfer, the island-ferry terminal, and placing the nights before and after a crossing",
    "administrative_area": "沖縄県石垣市",
    "relationship": "This independent project is not affiliated with, commissioned by, or approved by any airline, ferry operator, the Taketomi Town Tourism Association, any hotel, or any public authority."
  },
  "verified_facts": [
    {
      "claim": "The main ferry routes to the Yaeyama islands of Taketomi Town depart from the Ishigaki Port island-ferry terminal (石垣港離島ターミナル).",
      "source": "https://painusima.com/access/",
      "source_name": "Taketomi Town Tourism Association access guide"
    },
    {
      "claim": "New Ishigaki Airport and the island-ferry terminal are in different locations; travelers transfer between them by ground transport (e.g. bus or taxi).",
      "source": "https://painusima.com/access/",
      "source_name": "Taketomi Town Tourism Association access guide"
    }
  ],
  "deliberately_not_included": [
    "Timetables, fares, and same-day operating status of any transport",
    "Specific transfer durations between the airport and the port (they vary with road and service)",
    "Hotel, restaurant, or shop recommendations on Ishigaki",
    "Sightseeing spots on Ishigaki itself — this page frames Ishigaki only as the gateway"
  ],
  "editorial_positions": [
    "Advice such as staying on Ishigaki the night before an early boat or the night after a last boat is editorial judgment, framed as suggestion, not verified fact.",
    "Crossing-time guidance is deliberately deferred to the routes page (/umi-yaima-compass/koro/), which carries its own sourced approximations."
  ],
  "usage_note": "Always confirm transport information with official sources at the time of travel. Boats can be delayed or cancelled by sea conditions; planes can be delayed. This page intentionally carries no numbers."
}