Dr.コトー診療所 Dr. Coto’s Clinic | 久部良港 Kubura Port — Every Arrival Could Change the Island

After four hours at sea, 五島健助 Goto Kensuke reaches the fictional 志木那島 Shikina Island by boat in the first episode of Dr.コトー診療所 Dr. Coto’s Clinic. The landing place is 久部良港 Kubura Port on Yonaguni. His arrival looks unceremonious—a working quay, fishing boats, concrete breakwaters—but the drama turns this ordinary harbor into the island’s threshold. Every person stepping ashore may bring help, danger, news, or a farewell. The series keeps returning to Kubura. A departing visitor is seen off at the ferry terminal in episode two; リカ Rika arrives here in episode seven; and the final episode brings a medical emergency back to the waterfront. The harbor therefore measures the island’s distance from the mainland more effectively than any map. It is still an active passenger and fishing port, so visitors should stay on public quays, keep loading areas clear, and never obstruct crews or vehicles. Look across the basin toward the narrow entrance between the breakwaters. The waterway appears calm, yet the story has taught it to carry the weight of every arrival and departure. Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.