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Nature Spots in Nago / Motobu Peninsula Area

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  • Kouri Island
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Kouri
    Kouri Island is located north of the main island of Okinawa, Yagaji Island. It is surrounded by emerald green seas, with a circumference of about eight kilometers. In 2005, the Kouri Bridge opened to connect the island with Yagaji Island, becoming a remote island that could now be reached by car from the main island. There are old houses and fields of sugar cane on the island, and the original Okinawan landscape remains remarkably unchanged. From ancient times, it has been given the names, “Love Island” and “God’s Island”, so there are also a lot of couples who visit this island.
    Kouri Island image
  • Bise Fukugi Tree Road
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Bise
    Bise Fukugi Tree Road is a tunnel of garcinia subelliptica trees surrounding a village which is divided like a grid. The trees were planted as a wind shield for the houses and have grown. The estimated age of the oldest tree is said to be 300 years old and the bright green color is dazzling. A ride on a water buffalo cart is also recommended.
    Bise Fukugi Tree Road image
  • Sesoko Island
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Sesoko
    Sesoko Island is a remote island which can be reached from the main island of Okinawa by crossing the 762 meter long Sesoko Ohashi Bridge. The island has a circumference of approximately eight kilometers. As it can be easily accessed by car, it gets crowded with many tourists. “Sesoko Beach” which is located on the west side of the island is particularly popular. The contrast between the emerald green sea and the white sandy beach is wonderful. Also Sesoko Island is famous for its beautiful sunsets. It is a remote island where you can thoroughly enjoy spending a leisurely time.
    Sesoko Island image
  • Heart Rock
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Kouri
    "This rock is located in Teenu Beach in the north of Kouri Island. Kouri Island is a popular island known as ""Love Island"" because of there are legends similar to Adam and Eve and theories that its name is an accented way of saying ""love island."" Heart Rock appears to become one when the two rocks are seen from a certain direction, and it got its name since its shape resembles a heart. After it was used for shooting a television commercial, it quickly became a famous sightseeing spot. In addition, there are several parking lots in the vicinity."
    Heart Rock image
  • Ie Island
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    Ie-mura, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture
    An island floating around nine kilometers northwest of the Motobu Peninsula. About a 30-minute ferry ride from Motobu Port. A white sand beach sprawls along the island's south side, while deep-blue ocean extends into the distance on its north. Here you can also find an abundance of local specialty products, including shima rakkyo (Okinawa shallots), jimami (peanuts), and Ie beef. The Ie Island Lily Festival is held in spring around the time some one million Easter lilies come into bloom.
    Ie Island image
  • Tinu Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Kouri
    Tinu Beach is in the north of Kouri Island. On the calm beach where the sea spreads off into the distance, there is a so-called “heart-shaped stone,” which is popular as a place of matchmaking.
    Tinu Beach image
  • Yagaji Island
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    Nago, Okinawa Prefecture
    Yagaji Island is located north of the main island of Okinawa, and it is an island floating on the Haneji inland sea. The area is about eight square kilometers. The east side of the main island of Okinawa is connected by the Yagaji Bridge, Ojima Island and the Haneji O Bridge, while the west of the main island of Okinawa is connected by the Warumi Bridge and Kouri Island is connected to Yagaji Island by the Kouri Bridge. In the tidal flatlands, migratory birds flying in and there are black mangroves (mangrove plants) which grow in excess of 10 meters in height. In 1976 during the Showa period, the entire island was designated as a national wildlife sanctuary.
    Yagaji Island image
  • Ie Village Mt. Gusuku
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunieson Higashieue
    Ie Village Mt. Gusuku is a 172 meter-high hill on Ie-jima (Ie Island). The hill has a unique shape; when viewed from the ocean, it was said to resemble an Eboshi (a cap used by men in Heian period), and since ancient times it was used as a landmark for navigation at sea. It is known colloquially as “Gusuku” or “Gusuku-yama.” From the summit, there are superb views of the entire island, and of the East China Sea.
    Ie Village Mt. Gusuku image
  • Minna Island
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Sesoko Mizushima
    An island which looks like the shape of a croissant when seen from the air. Around a 15-minute ferry-ride from the main island of Okinawa. Encircled by white sands and cobalt-blue ocean, popular activities on this isolated island include snorkeling and other marine sports. There are also diving areas and walking destinations.
    Minna Island image
  • Nyatiya Sinus
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunieson Kawahira
    Nyatiya Sinus, located up to 10 minutes by car from Ie Island Port, is a natural grotto. It is said that a wish comes true if a woman who wants to be blessed with a child lifts a lifting stone (bijiruishi) so it is popular as a spiritual place. As it was used to accommodate many people as air-raid shelter during World War II, it is also known as the “one thousand people cave (gama)”.
  • Niya-Thiya Cave
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    Okinawa Ieson Kawahira
    Niya-Thiya Cave image
  • Kayo Beach
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    Okinawa Nago-shi Kayo 41
  • Bise Kaigan
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Motobucho Bise
  • Kunjita beach(sea glass beach)
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    Okinawa Nago-shi Toyohara
  • Nagahama Beach
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Nakijin Mura Shoshi 744
  • Mt.Yaedake
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    Okinawa
  • Kise Beach
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    Okinawa Nago-shi Kise
  • Todoronotaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Nago, Okinawa Prefecture
  • Mt.Ishidake
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Nago-shi
  • Mt.Katsu
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Nago-shi
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Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.

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