Okinawa and remote island tours and trips

Okinawa and remote island tours and trips Okinawa and remote island tours and trips

Club Tourism's Okinawa and remote island tour special! Introducing the charms of Okinawa remote islands! Why not go on a trip to enjoy Okinawa remote islands such as Yaeyama, Miyakojima, Iriomote, Obama, and Kumejima?

The Yaeyama Islands are a group of 12 islands, including Ishigaki Island, Taketomi Island, Kohama Island, Kuroshima Island, Aragusuku Island, Iriomote Island, Hateruma Island, and Yonaguni Island. They are located 400 to 500 km southwest of the main island of Okinawa.

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Yaeyama Islands

Iriomote Island

Iriomote Island is a registered World Heritage Site. It is a mysterious island with mangrove forests and virgin forests that have continued since ancient times. It is also called the Galapagos of the Orient and is known as the island where the Iriomote wildcat, a natural monument, lives.

Nakama River Mangrove

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It is the largest mangrove forest in Japan and is home to rare plants and animals.

Mariyudu Falls

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This waterfall is located on the Urauchi River that flows through Iriomote Island, and has been selected as one of the 100 best waterfalls in Japan.
Mariyudu means "round pool".

Wildlife Conservation Center

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This facility was developed as a base for conservation activities for the Iriomote wildcat, and you can learn about the rare plants and animals that live on Iriomote Island.

Utara Coal Mine

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Located near the Utara River, a tributary of the Urauchi River, Okinawa's longest river, this is the historic site of a coal mine that was in operation from 1935 to 1943. It has been designated as one of the Heritage Sites of Industrial Modernization.

Yubu Island

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Yubu Island is a small island with a circumference of 2.15 km and an elevation of 1.5 m above sea level.
Feel the sea breeze and listen to the sounds of the sanshin as you leisurely ride a water buffalo cart to the subtropical botanical paradise of Yubu Island.

Komi's Siberian Blueberry Community

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The area is home to a colony of hermitage trees, which are characterized by their flat buttress roots.

Taketomi Island

Just a 10-minute ferry ride from Ishigaki, this island features streets paved with white coral sand and red-tiled streets typical of Okinawa.

Red tile village

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Flowers such as bougainvillea bloom in full glory, and traditional Okinawan scenery such as red tile roofs and shisa lions unfold before your eyes.

Hoshino Resorts Hoshinoya Taketomi Island

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Located on Tomijima, which retains the original landscape of Okinawa as an Important Traditional Building, the hotel is a detached house with a beautiful garden and all guest rooms are made with red tiles, following the island's architectural standards.

Ishigaki Island

It is an island in the Yaeyama Islands, located in the East China Sea about 400km southwest of the main island of Okinawa. It is the third largest island in the prefecture after the main island of Okinawa and Iriomote Island. It is bustling as the gateway to tourism in the Yaeyama Islands.

Kabira Bay

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Beautiful blue sea, clear blue sky, and lush green small islands floating in the bay. You can observe beautiful coral from a glass boat. *Depending on the tour, glass boats may be available at an additional charge.

Ishigaki Island Limestone Cave

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This is the largest limestone cave on Ishigaki Island, created by nature over a period of 200,000 years. There is much to see here, including the natural beauty of the limestones, the fantastic glow of the limestone cave illuminations, the Suikinkutsu cave where you can enjoy the sound of dripping water, and the Totoro limestone.

Kohama Island

Located in the center of the Yaejima Islands, this island is known as the "navel" of Yaeyama. From Mt. Odake, which is 99m above sea level, you can see all 10 islands except Yonaguni Island.

Sugar Road

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There are sugarcane fields on both sides of the road, and the blue sea stretches out beyond them. This is the place that was also used as the setting for the TV drama.

Hoshino Resorts Risonare Kohama Island

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This is a resort hotel on a remote Okinawa island, surrounded by some of the world's best coral reefs and white sand beaches.

Hateruma Island

Hateruma is the southernmost inhabited island in Japan, and its name is said to come from "Urma (coral reef) at the end of the world."

The southernmost stone monument in Japan

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This is the southernmost monument in Japan, located on Hateruma Island, the southernmost inhabited island in Japan.

Nishinohama Beach

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This is a beautiful beach that represents Hateruma Island.

Yonaguni Island

It is located almost halfway between Ishigaki Island and Taiwan, and is the westernmost island of Japan.
It is an isolated island in the middle of rough seas, and in the past it was so difficult to visit that it was called "Donan" (difficult to cross).

The westernmost stone monument in Japan

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A stone monument engraved with the words "Westernmost point of Japan." On a clear, sunny day, you can see Taiwan in the far west.

Underwater ruins

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Just 100m offshore from the cliff cape of Shinkawahana, the mysterious ruins known as the Yonaguni Island Undersea Ruins lie on the ocean floor. It is still shrouded in mystery as to whether they were created naturally or artificially.

Higashizaki Lighthouse

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There is a lighthouse and observation deck at the tip, from which you can enjoy the magnificent view of the deep blue ocean below the cliffs.Yonaguni horses and cows live leisurely in the gentle pastures around the cape.

Dr. Koto Clinic

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This place is famous as a location for popular TV dramas. Hikawahama Beach, located right in front of the hotel, is a natural beach that has appeared in dramas many times.

Other islands

There is no public transportation and it is not a tourist destination, so it is a hidden spot that is only known by those in the know.

Kuroshima

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It is a small, heart-shaped island, and it is said that there are more cows than people.

Aragusuku Island

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The sea where dugongs once lived is very clear and the coral reefs are very beautiful. It is also called Panari or Panari Island, which means "detached" in the Okinawa dialect.

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