Kouri Island is a relaxing getaway from Okinawa’s main island with beautiful beaches to help you disconnect from the busy world and reconnect with nature.

Tropical Storm Jangmi keeps hurtling pell mell along the south coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, keeping Yokosuka Naval Base and the Kanto Plain coast on its itinerary for passage just south at mid-afternoon Wednesday.

On a day in mid-May I headed to north to visit Ie Island for the first time in more than a decade.

Cape Maeda is a popular diving/snorkeling spot. Its Ao no Dokutsu (blue cave or grotto) sits on the bucket list for many tourists coming to Okinawa.

Tucked into the beauty of Motobu’s landscape, down a narrow road, many flock for a taste of delicious pizza with a view at Pizza Café Kajinhou.

When it comes to fishing in Okinawa, deep sea excursions for mahi mahi and tuna may be what you expect.

On a hot summer day in August, I headed to Kouri-jima, an island off the coast of Okinawa’s Nakijin Village.

At Orion Happy Park near Nago Gusuku Park in Okinawa, you can take a look at how this popular local beer is made.

It had been years since I’d made my way back to Higashi Village on Okinawa’s northeastern coast.

In Japan, pineapples grow in only two prefectures: Okinawa and Kagoshima.