Minamidaito Island West Port Former Boiler House

A Coral-Limestone Engine House by the Port

The Minamidaito Island West Port Former Boiler House (南大東島西港旧ボイラー小屋) is a coral-limestone shed that tells of the island's settlement of around 1924 in Ikenosawa, Minamidaito Village, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 4, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a stone building with a building area of 115 square metres; registration number 47-0002.

The Engine Room for Hauling Boats Ashore

The former boiler house at the West Port of Minamidaito Island, a stone building of around 1924, overlooks the port that the first settlers chose as their landing place in 1900 and that has since been developed as the island's main harbour (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

It was the engine room of the works that hauled boats onto land during typhoons, its walls built of the island's coral limestone laid as rubble (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency regards it as one of the remains that tell the story of the island's settlement.

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

Look for the rubble walls of island coral limestone and the view over the West Port (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Minamidaito Village (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visits was found.