. ▁ ▁Close ▁by ▁is ▁Mi yar ad unch i , ▁a ▁resident ial ▁building ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁Its ▁architecture ▁with ▁a ▁hip ▁roof ▁consisting ▁of ▁red ▁t iles ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁sam ur ai ▁houses ▁on ▁main land ▁Japan , ▁but ▁there ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁sam ur ai ▁on ▁the ▁Ya ey ama ▁Islands . ▁ ▁The ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Ya ey ama ▁Islands , ▁Sh ir its u ▁Ya ey ama ▁H ak ub ut su kan , ▁is ▁on ▁Main ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁I sh ig aki ▁town . ▁Vari ous ▁kinds ▁of ▁boats ▁and ▁other ▁items ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁Ya ey ama ▁Islands ▁can ▁be ▁seen . ▁It ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁southern most ▁museum ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁F uz aki ▁K annon ▁Do ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁Sh into ▁shr ine ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 4 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁ 5   km ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁offering ▁a ▁scen ic ▁view ▁of ▁I sh ig aki ▁and ▁I ri om ote , ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁island . ▁The ▁shr ine ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁K annon , ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁bod dh isat va ▁of ▁mer cy . ▁ ▁To jin b aka ▁is ▁tomb ▁in ▁a ▁typical ▁Chinese ▁style ▁about ▁ 6   km ▁west ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁ring ▁road . ▁ 4 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁labour ers ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁on