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    NPO Nature Experience School
    Okinawa

    NPO Nature Experience School

    The NPO Nature Experience School is an educational and experiential tourist spot where travelers can learn to coexist with the life force of nature using all five senses, set in the rich nature of Okinawa. Through activities such as kayaking and trekking, you can deeply understand the mysterious beauty and importance of Okinawa's oceans and forests. Not just sightseeing, local professional guides will carefully explain Okinawa's nature worship, traditional culture, and ecosystem protection, richly satisfying your intellectual curiosity. Forget modern digital busyness, listen to the heartbeat of Okinawa's land, and for travelers who want to refresh both mind and body,...

    • Okinawa
    • Sightseeing
    • Activities
    • Nature
    • Spring
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    Okinawa Karate Kaikan
    Okinawa

    Okinawa Karate Kaikan

    Okinawa Karate Kaikan is the supreme cultural hub where you can learn the traditional martial arts that Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate, should be proud of, along with their historical background. On the vast site, beautiful buildings imitating traditional Okinawa architecture stand in a row, and stepping inside allows you to feel the solemn tension unique to martial arts and the spiritual depth of Japan. Program experiences that allow even beginners to learn the spirit and basic movements of Karate are prepared, allowing you to whole-heartedly experience the ancient Japanese etiquette and self-discipline mind with all five senses. Far from...

    • Okinawa
    • Sightseeing
    • Activities
    • Spring
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    Higashi Village
    Okinawa

    Higashi Village

    Higashi Village is a village that symbolizes the richness of nature in the "Yanbaru" region spreading across northern Okinawa's main island, characterized by its deep primitive forests and beautiful coastlines breathing with mangroves. The mangrove forest in Gesashi Bay is particularly a must-see, where you can feel the breath of Earth's life force with your entire five senses through canoe experiences. In the silence completely shut out from the busy digital society of the city, spending time listening only to bird calls and wind sounds gives visiting travelers deep peace and new vitality. Protecting Okinawa's unique ecosystem, surrender yourself to...

    • Okinawa
    • Area Info
    • Sightseeing
    • Activities
    • Nature
    • Spring
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    Ogimi Village
    Okinawa

    Ogimi Village

    Ogimi Village is located in the Yanbaru region of northern Okinawa's main island and is known globally as the "Village of Longevity." It is a peaceful healing village where time flows slowly. Surrounded by rich greenery, the village is famous for its cultivation of Shikuwasa (Okinawa lime), and the refreshing scent and blessings of the fruit gently heal the hearts and bodies of visiting travelers. With untouched, beautiful coastlines and unique traditional culture remaining deep in the village, it is optimal for spending a calm holiday completely released from the speed of the city. Touch the good old original landscapes...

    • Okinawa
    • Area Info
    • Sightseeing
    • Activities
    • Nature
    • Spring
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    Kunigami Village
    Okinawa

    Kunigami Village

    Kunigami Village is located at the northernmost tip of Okinawa's main island and is a healing sacred ground where the magnificent primitive forests of "Yanbaru," a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site, spread out, leaving Okinawa's untouched nature vividly behind. In this place, completely cut off from the noise of the city, you can be wrapped in the silence of the deep forest where rare flora and fauna breathe. The grand panorama of the vast Pacific Ocean viewed from Cape Hedo gives deep emotion to visiting travelers that leaves them speechless. It is an eco-retreat area of the highest quality, breathing...

    • Okinawa
    • Area Info
    • Sightseeing
    • Activities
    • Nature
    • Spring
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    Okinawa Prefecture
    Okinawa

    Okinawa Prefecture

    Okinawa Prefecture is a supreme island resort surrounded by the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, boasting the only subtropical climate in Japan. It is home to a unique coexistence of the rich history of the former Ryukyu Kingdom, its own traditional culture, and overwhelming natural life force, including the "Kerama Blue" ocean, which boasts some of the world's highest transparency, and the primitive forests of "Yanbaru," a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. Local food culture, such as pork dishes, Okinawa soba, and Awamori, is also exceptional. These islands, which bring deep relaxation and new discoveries to visiting travelers,...

    • Okinawa
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    THE SCENE amami spa & resort
    Kagoshima

    THE SCENE amami spa & resort

    Perched on the gorgeous southernmost tip of Amami Oshima looking directly toward Kakeroma Island across the water, "THE SCENE amami spa & resort" is a world-class luxury wellness eco-resort highly longed for by health-minded global travelers, with an ocean boasting breathtaking transparency known as "Kakeroma Blue" spreading right before your eyes. All sophisticated accommodations feature premium, luxurious ocean views, offering an unparalleled grand panorama from the guest room windows that will take your breath away. Step from the beach directly into the water for exceptional snorkeling, or indulge in blissful healing through morning yoga with the soothing sound of breaking...

    • Kagoshima
    • Accommodation
    • Spring
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    Kobo Amyoko
    Kagoshima

    Kobo Amyoko

    Nestled between crystal-clear streams flowing from the deep mountains of Amami Oshima and a peaceful, scenic countryside village landscape in Setouchi Town, "Kobo Ammyoho" is a hidden, beautiful artisan atelier workshop where visitors can enjoyably experience crafting handmade souvenirs utilizing the island's traditional herbs and specialty products. Stepping inside reveals a cozy, wood-toned nostalgic interior where warm-hearted local crafters welcome visitors like family. Its standout centerpiece is an intimate workshop to weave original baskets using the island's native, precious Getto (shell ginger) leaves or vines, alongside authentic aroma crafting. Escaping commercial tourism, this quiet, off-the-beaten-path hideaway allows global travelers to...

    • Kagoshima
    • Activities
    • Spring
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    • Autumn
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    Shiroyama Park Observatory
    Kagoshima

    Shiroyama Park Observatory

    Shiroyama Park Observatory, spreading on a small hill about 107 meters above sea level, standing lushly in the center of the Kagoshima city area, is the highest and most prestigious superb scenic spot representing Kagoshima, where you can overlook the beautiful modern city streets below, the deep blue Kinko Bay, and the grand active volcano "Sakurajima" in a grand panorama. The angle from here is very photogenic, captivating photographers and travelers from all over the world. It is also a place of historical romance of the turbulence where the last samurai Saigo Takamori and others who ran through the Meiji...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
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    Yunohira Observatory
    Kagoshima

    Yunohira Observatory

    Yunohira Observatory, located on the mountainside of Sakurajima at an altitude of about 373 meters, is the highest point accessible to the general public and is the most dynamic superb view observation spot on the island. The rough mountain surface of Mt. Minamidake rising steeply in front of you and the full view of the white volcanic smoke that still powerfully raises every day are full of impact, deeply overwhelming international tourists with the earth's wild volcanic energy. Also, the vast panoramic view of the calm Kinko Bay and Kagoshima city area spreading below is splendid and very photogenic. There...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
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    Sakurajima Museum
    Kagoshima

    Sakurajima Museum

    Sakurajima Museum (within the Sakurajima Visitor Center, etc.), located near the Sakurajima Port, which is the gateway to the active volcano "Sakurajima," is a highly popular, latest experiential ecology hub among international tourists where you can enjoyably learn about the overwhelming natural mechanisms of Sakurajima, one of the world's leading active volcanoes that still powerfully raises white smoke every day, and the rich culture and wisdom of life of people living with volcanoes. Inside the museum, there are plenty of mini-theaters with high-quality images conveying the history of powerful eruptions, realistic geological exhibits of lava, and easy-to-understand English explanations. After...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
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    • Autumn
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    Mizonokuchi Cave
    Kagoshima

    Mizonokuchi Cave

    Mizonokuchi Cave, hidden quietly in the primitive forest deep in the mountains of Soo City, is a magnificent natural "volcanic rock cave" over 14.6 meters wide, 6.4 meters high, and over 224 meters long, created by the erosion of spring water over staggering years through pyroclastic flow from the huge eruption of Kirishima volcano thousands of years ago (tens of thousands of years ago). A beautiful vermilion torii gate stands dignifiedly at the entrance of the cave, and the moment you step in, you are wrapped in overwhelming solemnity and deep green silence. Looking back at the outside from the...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Nature
    • Spring
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    • Autumn
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    Kagoshima Castle Ruins
    Kagoshima

    Kagoshima Castle Ruins

    Kagoshima Castle Ruins (also known as Tsurumaru Castle Ruins), located in Kagoshima City, is a sacred center of Satsuma's politics and culture built by the first lord of the Satsuma Domain, Shimazu Tadatsune, around 1601, where the steep mountain castle (Shiroyama) behind and the residence at the foot were integrated, and is a high-class historical spot designated as a national historic site. The deep philosophy of the samurai that "it is protected by the harmony of people, not by a castle," by daring to have a simple structure without a castle tower, breathes here, and the dynamic appearance of the...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
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    Tsurumaru Castle Go-ro-mon Gate
    Kagoshima

    Tsurumaru Castle Go-ro-mon Gate

    Tsurumaru Castle Go-ro-mon Gate, standing tall at the entrance of the ruins of Kagoshima Castle (Tsurumaru Castle) in the center of Kagoshima City, is "one of Japan's largest and most prestigious beautiful castle gates," which was completely restored in wood using traditional craftsmanship in 2020, 119 years after it was destroyed by fire in 1901. The architectural beauty of the heavy tile roof and beautiful wooden beams symbolizing the authority of the Shimazu family in the Edo period, and the contrast with the real stone walls that leave bullet marks of the fierce war at that time, deeply overwhelm international...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
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    • Autumn
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    Heart Rock
    Kagoshima

    Heart Rock

    Heart Rock, which appears quietly from the sea only for about 1 hour before and after low tide on the steep rocky shore of the beautiful Akaogi coast of Tatsugo Town, is a miraculous "heart-shaped natural tide pool" that beach enthusiasts and lovers from all over the world admire, created by the fierce rough waves of the Pacific Ocean over many years carving Ryukyu limestone. The beautiful heart-shaped water surface filled with emerald green seawater with outstanding transparency is overwhelmingly photogenic, glittering in the sunlight, and is globally popular on SNS. The path walking through the beautiful white sand beach...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Nature
    • Spring
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    • Winter
    Kaganbana Tunnel
    Kagoshima

    Kaganbana Tunnel

    Kaganbana Tunnel, standing tall on the road running along the coast near the beautiful Maru village of Tatsugo Town, is a compact old hand-dug tunnel with a total length of only 29 meters, but it is a superb power spot that is extremely miraculous and very rare even globally, where "the sunset fits perfectly in the middle of the tunnel hole" only for a few specific days in spring (around March) and autumn (around September) every year. At dusk, the beautiful golden sun silently sinking beyond the horizon penetrates the tunnel in a straight line, and the mysterious sight that...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Nature
    • Spring
    Akina Taiwan Cherry Tree-lined Road
    Kagoshima

    Akina Taiwan Cherry Tree-lined Road

    Akina Taiwan Cherry Tree-lined Road, spreading along a beautiful road in the mountains connecting the Akina/Ankyaba districts of Tatsugo Town, is a very romantic and beautiful superb view spot where you can feel the arrival of spring earliest in Japan. Around January to February every year, many Taiwan cherry trees (Hikan-zakura) planted along the road bloom beautiful deep pink flowers all at once, and the contrast with the lush green subtropical mountain surface and the deep blue East China Sea spreading below is breathtakingly beautiful. It captivates travelers and photographers from all over the world as a superb view that...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Nature
    • Spring
    Ikuri district
    Kagoshima

    Ikuri district

    "Ikuri" village, adjacent to the Akina district of Tatsugo Town, is a hidden secret area where particularly rich traditional culture and simple rural atmosphere remain beautifully in Amami Oshima, nurtured by beautiful mountains and clean spring water. Here, old Fukugi tree-lined roads and stone walls, which islanders have carefully protected for staggering years, continue in an orderly manner, and just walking through them wraps you in a deep emotion as if you had slipped through time. There is overwhelming silence 100% unrelated to city noise and commercialism, and you can experience traveling as if you were living while listening to...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
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    Akina district
    Kagoshima

    Akina district

    Akina/Ikuri district, gently spreading in the deep mountains of Tatsugo Town, Amami Oshima, is the sacred hometown of Amami's unique deep spiritual culture, where the traditional festival for a good harvest "Akina Arasetsu Events (Shochokama/Hirase Mankai)," which is also designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, is still sacredly inherited. The vast beautiful rural landscape harmonizes beautifully with the surrounding steep mountains, and the moment you step in, you are wrapped in the good old Japanese original landscape and nostalgia. Strolling through the village where traditional thatched one-story buildings and old stone walls remain is highly acclaimed by...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    Kuba district
    Kagoshima

    Kuba district

    Kuba district, located in Tatsugo Town, Amami Oshima, is a hidden famous spot for traditional "Shima (village) culture" where idyllic island time flows slowly, sandwiched between beautiful emerald green seas and lush green subtropical mountains. The biggest highlight of this area is the point where you can directly touch the spirituality of artisans who have supported the roots of traditional hand-weaving and mud dyeing of the world's highest peak silk fabric "Authentic Oshima Tsumugi" and the rustic atmosphere of a simple fishing village. If you stroll along the coast feeling the pleasant sea breeze, you will encounter beautiful traditional Fukugi...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    Maru district
    Kagoshima

    Maru district

    Maru district, quietly standing in Tatsugo Town, Amami Oshima, is the ultimate hideaway area where untouched primitive beautiful natural scenery and unique old village culture are carefully protected, facing the round, beautiful, and calm circular bay as its name suggests. Inside the bay, the sea boasting very high transparency shining in ultramarine blue spreads out, and nature tours quietly paddling SUP or sea kayak are very popular among international tourists. In the village, rows of houses with heavy stone walls piled up from ancient times to protect houses from typhoons and sea breezes remain, and you can deeply learn traditional...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    Ankyaba district
    Kagoshima

    Ankyaba district

    Ankyaba district, located in Tatsugo Town, Amami Oshima, is a hidden superb scenic area where rich natural environments such as the "Akina Taiwan Cherry Tree-lined road," which dyes the entire mountain surface in vivid pink in winter along the beautiful coastline overlooking the East China Sea, and the emotion of simple island life are comfortably fused. Along the coastline, a very transparent emerald green reef (coral reef) spreads out, never ceasing to attract overseas beach enthusiasts who want to enjoy top-class snorkeling and sea kayaking. In the village landscape where screw pine fruits, which are traditional windbreaks, and giant banyan...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    Yairi district
    Kagoshima

    Yairi district

    Yairi district, located in Tatsugo Town, Amami Oshima, is a hidden port town area where idyllic island time and simple "Shima (village) culture" still breathe beautifully, embraced by the rich mountains of World Natural Heritage and beautiful coastlines. Behind the village, deep subtropical primeval forests where valuable wild endemic species such as the Amami rabbit live spread out, and you can deeply immerse yourself in the primitive vitality of the earth while slowly strolling along the lush green promenade. Also, the beautiful village townscape filled with unique traditional agriculture and the wisdom of the warm islanders is nostalgia itself. In...

    • Kagoshima
    • Sightseeing
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    Yonama Beach
    Kagoshima

    Yonama Beach

    Yonama Beach, gently spreading in Amagi Town, Tokunoshima, a World Natural Heritage island, is one of the island's leading superb beach resorts rich in tropical atmosphere, where the emerald green sea, transparent as far as the eye can see, and the pure white sandy beach spread beautifully in a bow shape. Beautiful reefs (coral reefs) spread right in front of the beach, and because the waves are surprisingly calm, you can safely enjoy marine activities such as snorkeling, sea kayaking, and SUP to your heart's content. Once you dive in, it is very popular among international tourists as a hidden...

    • Kagoshima
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