Sesoko-jima is a small island with a circumference of only eight kilometers. If you have been to Expo Park on Okinawa’s main island, you’ve probably spotted this island off Motobu Peninsula’s coast.
Although Kakazu Ridge is a quiet area where locals go to play mini-golf or let their children loose for playground time, this place was the site of deadly combat during the Battle of Okinawa.
Japan is known as the land of the vending machines. Traveling around you’ll find that many offer hot and cold drinks and some even serve as wifi spots during times of emergency.
Welcome to virtual vacation video series where we can explore destinations from the comfort of our homes. Join us as we take a short virtual journey to Ishigaki Island.
Though you may believe all public baths in Japan are hot spring-fed onsen, the country offers another type of public bath, sento, which are also great for a nice soak.
As Japan starts to enter the holiday season, you’ll notice many of the country’s parks buildings and gardens are set ablaze with brilliant and elaborate illumination displays to help ring in the holiday spirit.
Somewhere between Okinawa’s main island and Kagoshima’s mainland, you’ll find Amami Oshima, an island of beauty with lots of untouched nature sure to make even the traveled tourist fall in love.
