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National Theater Okinawa

National Theater Okinawa is a high-grade, prestigious cultural theater that transmits the traditional performing arts "Kumi-odori" and classical music of Okinawa, which have been carefully protected since the Ryukyu Kingdom period, to the world. The building is a contemporary architecture that incorporates traditional Okinawan architectural designs everywhere, and just by placing yourself in that space, you can feel the unique history and sophisticated sensitivity that Okinawa is proud of. Surrounded by rich nature typical of Okinawa, spending time in a quiet place away from urban noise to enjoy Okinawa's proud performing arts with all five senses is a time that...

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Bankoku Shinryokan

Bankoku Shinryokan is a high-grade international conference hall built overlooking the beautiful sea of Nago City, serving as the stage for the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit in 2000. "Bankoku Shinryo" means that Okinawa will be a bridge connecting Asia and the world, and just as its name implies, the grand panoramic view where the beautiful sea and sky become one welcomes travelers. The building itself is designed in a sophisticated way that harmonizes with Okinawa's climate and nature, and just strolling through the hall allows you to take in the artistic nature of Okinawa and the harmony of nature. Completely released from...

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Shuri Ryusen

Shuri Ryusen is a culture experience spot full of emotion, standing in Shuri where the atmosphere of the Ryukyu Kingdom remains deep, conveying Okinawa's traditional dyeing technique "Coral Dyeing" to the present day. The unique technique of dyeing cloth using fossilized coral is a valuable craft experience that you can only experience here in the world. The building itself also has the traditional appearance of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and just by stepping inside, you can feel the breath of the elegant history of the kingdom. Touching the beauty of traditional dyeing and spending time creating your own work as a...

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Limestone Cave Old Sake Cellar “Ryu no Kura”

The limestone cave old sake cellar "Dragon's Cellar" is a world-class, very rare and luxurious old sake cellar where Oita's traditional distilled liquor "Awamori" is aged for a long time inside a limestone cave created by Okinawa's mysterious nature. The constant temperature and high humidity inside the cave throughout the year bring mellow, profound aging to Awamori, sublimating it into a superb taste. Entering the cave spreads a mysterious, quiet space as if straying into another world, where daily stress and noise vanish like magic. Learning the history of Awamori and the aging process, and savoring rare old sake found...

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Yanbaru Electric Bus (Touring World Heritage Forest)

The "Yanbaru Electric Bus," which tours the forests of World Natural Heritage, is a very smart and innovative tourist means that allows you to fully enjoy the magnificent "Yanbaru" forests where untouched great nature remains, while minimizing the load on the global environment. While being gently swayed by the quiet electric bus, the time spent gazing at the grand view of the deep blue forest spreading outside the window releases your mind completely from daily digital busyness, bringing deep silence and healing. The quiet environment unique to electric buses delivers bird calls and wind sounds directly to your ears, creating...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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