VIDEO: A day of hiking on Okinawa’s Nago-dake

View from Nago-dake. You can see the ocean and Nago City.

View from Nago-dake (Photo by Shoji Kudaka / Stripes Okinawa)

Nago Castle Park is a hot spot for cherry blossom-viewing in the winter as thousands of visitors come to enjoy the pink blush flowers. Nago-dake, a mountain just at the back of the park, does not receive the same glory.

Enjoy a leisurely hike through the forested trails of the mountain and enjoy sweeping views of the coast. It is a perfect getaway!

Nago-dake

GPS Coordinates: N 26.585717, E 128.009996

Parking space is available at Tenjotenbodai (observatory, 26.590380, 127.999374), Okinawa Prefecture Nago Youth Center (26.589070, 127.996839), and Ganju Hiroma (southern observatory near Ganju Hiroba, 26.587065, 127.997639)

*If you park your car at Okinawa Prefecture Youth Center, you will be required to check in (sign up) and check out at the office.