Taiwan is just barely visible on a good day from Yonaguni (it didn't even really show up in the picture I took as anything). I don't think the reverse is true; nothing on Yonaguni is all that tall whereas Taiwan has mountains in the east. Those ancient navigators were amazing at their trade.
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