Brilliant rainbow appears in Iriomote Island, “feels like a good omen”
A rainbow forming a clear arch in the sky with brilliant colors shortly after 4:00 p.m. at the old Nakama Port in Iriomote Island of Taketomi Town (photograph by Masatoshi Omine)
February 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Iriomote Island, Taketomi) Around 4:00 p.m. on February 9, a rainbow exhibiting all seven colors distinctly appeared in Iriomote Island of Taketomi Town.
Residents and tourists gasped at the rainbow, which rose clearly all the way from its “root” at the horizon. At the outer edge of the brilliant rainbow appeared a second rainbow forming a blurred curve reflecting the rainbow’s color gradation, causing a double rainbow to grace the sky.
When viewed from the old Nakama Port at the eastern side of the island, the rainbow formed an arch spanning from Cape Nakama to the village of Otomi.
Koji Ejiri, 65, who captains a sightseeing boat on the Nakama River, said with a smile, “It’s rare to see such a distinct rainbow. It feels like a good omen!”
(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)
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