As the price of gasoline continues to rise, the cost of transporting goods is high on Iriomote Island, a remote island in Okinawa Prefecture, where the price is around 210 yen per liter, and residents and others have been confused.
As gasoline prices continue to rise nationwide, regular gasoline was sold at a gas station on Iriomote Island in Taketomi Town last week for 211 yen per liter, although it was a little cheaper for 5 days but for 208 yen.
On the island, prices tend to be high due to the high cost of transporting goods, but residents and others have been confused by the unprecedented rise in prices.
A man living on the island said, "I was surprised that I couldn't get 10 liters for 2000 yen. It feels more expensive than the main island of Okinawa, so I hope it will be a little cheaper."
A woman who visited from Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture on a trip and enjoyed sightseeing with a rental car said, "I saw the 200 yen level for the first time. It is 30 to 40 yen higher than Saitama, and I think it is expensive because it is a remote island. I was talking.
Masaharu Tamamori, president of a gas station company, said, "I have never experienced more than 200 yen. When I was told to lower the price to the same level as Okinawa main island and Ishigaki island, my heart would be broken. The current situation is that the number of vehicles is limited, consumption does not increase, labor costs cannot be reduced, and the same cannot be done. I wonder if there are any countermeasures including the administration. "