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“It’s like Galaxy Express 999!” Bridge of light across the night sky over Ishigaki Island

“It’s like Galaxy Express 999!” Bridge of light across the night sky over Ishigaki Island

September 18, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Ishigaki – On September 7, a fantastical photograph showing the Milky Way and a plane flying underneath it was taken in Ishigaki. The photographer was Toru Kinjo, managing director of the Yaeyama Visitors Bureau. He says, “This is the first time I’ve managed to take a photo like this. I feel really lucky.”

 

Kinjo says that photography is his hobby. At around 8:20 p.m. on September 7, he was in Miyara in Ishigaki...