Travel / Tourism Spots in Yanbaru Area Area
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- Daisekirinzan
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4.5393 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Ginama 1241
- This is Japan’s only subtropical Karst topographical landform, created 200 million years ago by the corrosion of limestone by rain and other natural forces. It has been considered a holy site since ancient times, and four courses are available that introduce visitors to unusually shaped rocks, large rock formations, subtropical forest, and other natural scenery. There is also a barrier-free course for the elderly and children. Come enjoy the wondrous paradise formed by Nature’s own hand.
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Daisekirinzan is definitely worth a visit, especially if visiting Cape Hedo. Our phone guided us directly to the parking lot no issues and there was a huge parking spot. There is an entrance fee...
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- Roadside Station Yui-yui Kunigami
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4.0326 Reviews - Transportation
- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Okuma 1605
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This is a nice place with cheap local food option in the northern part of Okinawa. Worth a stop to refuel and grab some food as there are not much other options up here in the northern region. You...
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- Roadside Station Ogimi
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3.597 Reviews - Transportation
- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunogimison Nerome 1373
- Roadside Station Ogimi is a roadside rest area on National Highway 58, located in Nerome, Ogimi Village. There is a range of Ogimi Village specialty products on sale, including Shekwasha (flat lemons) and Akatsuchi Daikon (Japanese radish), etc., when in season. There are restaurants on the First and Second Floors, including the Beautiful View Soba noodles restaurant on the Second Floor, where diners can enjoy not only Okinawan Soba noodles but also Japanese-style Soba noodles made using buckwheat flour from buckwheat grown locally in Ogimi. Immediately adjacent to Roadside Station Ogimi is the “Longevity Stele,” a stone monument celebrating the fact that Ogimi has the longest-lived inhabitants of any community in Japan.
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We dropped by the rest area after a day at Cape Hedo and Daisekirinzan, hoping for a good lunch. Unfortunately, it being past 2pm, the cafe had run out of Okinawan soba and only had curry to offer...
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- Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center Ufugi Nature Museum
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4.047 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison
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A very small facility. Theres only one Yanbarukuina bird. But I enjoyed seeing it. Because a woman who instruct us about the bird is very funny. You should enjoy her talk, but English isnt...
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- Cape Hedo
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- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Hedo
- Located at the northernmost tip of Okinawa, it is made up of cliffs of coral. On sunny days it is a picturesque spot where you will be able to command a view of Yoron Island. In 1972 during the Showa period, on the occasion of the return of Okinawa to the Japanese, a monument “sokoku fukki tousou ishibumi” (Return to Motherland conflict monument) was built. Located on the northern side of the cape Hedo dome is a limestone cave in the sea which is said to have formed approximately 20,000 years ago. It is known as a great diving spot.
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- Ogimi Village Bashofu Hall
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4.016 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunogimison Kijoka 454
- Bashofu (abaca cloth) has been designated one of the nation’s Important Intangible Cultural Properties, and this is the only place in the prefecture where you can see the creation process up close. The first floor features a video that demonstrates the painstaking handiwork that utilizes the local natural environment to create the product. Products are exhibited and sold here as well. The second floor is the work area, where artisans of the traditional craft carry out their training. Observation is possible, but you must receive permission in advance.
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ウィルスで軒並み休業の中でも開いていた。 それどころか二階の作業場では、23段階ある作業の5番目「苧(う－)引き」の最中で、ぜひ見て行けと勧められた。 15人ほどの女性が集まって、それぞれが竹はさみで原皮をしごいて不純物を取り除く。 他に原皮を炊きあげる男性、しばらくして平良敏子さんもお見かけした。 1921年生まれ、先日2月14日にめでたく100歳を迎えられたとのこと。 階段をしっかりと昇って...
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- Sunrise Higashi, Higashimura Roadside Station
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3.515 Reviews - Shopping
- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Higashi Mura Taira 550-23
- This farmer's market is located in Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture. It sells a wide variety of local specialties of Higashi Village, Japan's biggest producer of pineapples. These include several varieties of pineapple including a few rare varieties, processed products such as pineapple jam and BBQ sauces, herbal teas, herbal soaps, locally-grown tea, farm-fresh produce, and more. The attached restaurant offers up quintessential flavors of Okinawa such as their tebichi (pork feet) set meals and Okinawa soba (a local style of wheat noodles). The facility also provides information on a variety of subjects including about sightseeing Higashi Village. There is a park and a beach behind the facility where visitors can enjoy swimming during the beachgoing season.
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ここにうかがうのは３度目です。 辺戸岬から東海岸沿いの道路を南下するとここにたどりつきます。 併設してる食事処（東ぬ浜）は観光客ではなく地元民に愛用されてます。 店舗自体は小規模で地元で獲れた野菜やフルーツ、とうがらしなどが売られてます。 目の前が海なので堤防を登って海を眺めると爽快な気分になります。 ドライブ途中の休憩スポットとしての利用価値大な施設です。
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- Izena Village Fureai Folklore Museum
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4.06 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Izena Mura Izena 196-129
- Izena Village Community Folklore Museum, is located in the Izena, Izena Village, Shimajiri County. It serves as repository for materials about the history and folk culture of the island. Since Izena Island is the birthplace of King Shoen, founder of the Second Sho Dynasty, which ruled the Ryukyu Kingdum for 400 years until the Meiji Period, the museum, contains many items connected with the royal family.
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伊是名島の文化も勉強できますが「尚円王」生誕の地であることから王家ゆかりの銘苅家収蔵品として国王や王族から賜った贈り物をはじめ、美しい漆器なども展示されています。
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- "Okinawa Rail Ecology Center ""Kuina no Mori"""
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- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Ada 1477-35
- A sightseeing facility where visitors can observe Okinawa rails, a national Natural Monument species, located in Ada, Kunigami Village. Opened in 2013, the facility contains exhibits on the ecology of Okinawa rails, observation booths from which you can watch actual rails living in a recreation of their natural environment - the fact that you can see the rails up close has made the facility a popular destination. In addition to individuals and families, the facility can accommodate large groups, and visitors can learn about rails and see the facility's friendly rails raised on the site.
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- Hiji Falls
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- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Hiji 781-1
- In Kunigami Village in the northern part of Okinawa’s main island is a 26-meter-tall waterfall, the biggest in the prefecture. The sight of the white splashing water will make you think of a subtropical oasis. There’s a walkway leading to the waterfall, and it takes approximately 40 minutes to reach it. The walkway features many steep slopes owing to the wooden staircases and bridges, so watch your step. Many precious plants flourish around the waterfall, and you may spot wildlife such as shrimps, crabs, and gobies.
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- Kayauchi Banta
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- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Ginama
- "A picturesque cliff located in Kunigami Village on the northern tip of Okinawa Island. ""Banta"" means ""cliff"" in the Okinawan dialect. The 80-meter-high, precipitous cliff faces the East China Sea and offers a sweeping view of the ocean in Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park. From an observatory, visitors can look down the steep cliff walls and at the surrounding beauty of the ocean and natural scenery. Visitors can also walk along a walking path or relax in an arbor on the cliff. On clear days, visitors can see the gentle ocean and Ginama Fish Harbor directly below and beautiful steep mountains stretching into the distance."
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- Okinawa Rail Observation Deck
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- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Hedo
- An observation deck located in Kunigami Village. Standing on top of a mountain, the observatory is shaped like a giant, 11.5-meter-tall Okinawa rail, and visitors can enjoy a vast view of Usa Beach, Cape Hedo, and the surrounding area. Realistically modeled after an Okinawa rail, visitors can look out of viewing windows in the statue's torso and chest to get an even better view. The statue looks in the direction of the island of Yoronto. There is a walking path near the observation deck perfect for taking a stroll and enjoying the area's picturesque scenery.
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- Okuma Beach
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- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Okuma
- Managed by Okuma Private Beach & Resort, Okuma Beach is beautiful beach with a one kilometer-long stretch of fine-grained white sand. The emerald-green sea is ideal for paddling, swimming and water sports. The glass-walled beach café offers terrace seats where visitors can enjoy light meals, alcoholic beverages etc. in a spacious, relaxed atmosphere.
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- Gesashi Bay's Mangrove Forest
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- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunhigashison Gesashi
- Gesashi Bay’s Mangrove Forest is the largest area in Okinawa Main Island to be able to view mangroves. You can experience canoeing as well as viewing three types of mangroves: black mangroves, Kandelia obovata and Rhizophora mucronata. In 1972, it is designated as a national Natural Monument.
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- Roadside Station Yambaru Pineapple hills Aha
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- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Aha 1089-banchi 7
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- Oku Yanbaru no Sato
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- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Oku 1280-1
- This lodging facility located in the Oku Community of Kunigami Village offers guests the chance to stay in an Okinawan-style cottage. The cottages are equipped with baths and toilets, a barbeque terrace, and a kitchen and dining room. Guests can cook for themselves or order breakfast and dinner for an additional charge, and they can also enjoy a barbeque if they bring in materials. Pets are allowed to stay in the cottages, although they are not allowed inside the bedrooms. Guests can also play in the river that flows in front of the cottages. The visitor's center, which also serves as the reception and administrative office, features a small library and other facilities. Guests can enjoy themselves in a rich natural environment.
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- Higashi Museum (Higashi Village Yama to Mizu no Seikatsu Hakubutsukan)
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- Okinawa Kunigami-gun Higashi Mura Kawata 61-1
- This museum is located in Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Visitors can learn about life in Higashi Village as well as the village's history through an abundance of pictures, artifacts, and other items. Notable exhibits include a diorama of the local ecology from the headstream of Yanbaru forests to the mangrove forest at the estuary, a skeletal specimen of a dugong, and bird taxidermy specimens. The museum also raises pit vipers, giant mottled eels, Ryukyu wild boars, and other wildlife native to Okinawa. Visitors can learn about how people used to live in Okinawa from the everyday items once used by islanders on display as well from exhibits about jobs that used to exist on the island.
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- Ruins of Izena Castle
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- Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Izena Mura Izena
- The ruins of Izena Castle are located in the Izena, Izena Village, Shimajiri County. It is said to have been built between the 11th and 14th centuries. It was the home of Samekawa Ufunushi, the grandfather of King Sho Hashi, who united the main island of Okinawa and established the first Sho dynasty. Backed by cliffs, it was a natural fortress. It has been designated a Prefectural Historic Monument.
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- Nento Hiramatsu Pine Tree
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- Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Iheya Mura Dana
- The Nento Hira Pine is a pine tree in Dana, Iheya Village, Shimajiri County. It is said to be between 200 and 300 years old. Along with the Five-Branched Pine of Kume Island, it is called one of the Two Great Pine Trees of Okinawa. It has been designated a National Natural Monument. The area surrounding it has been set up as Nento Hiramatsu Park.
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- Kumaya Cave
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- Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Iheya Mura Dana
- Kumaya Cave is located in Dana, Iheya Village, Shimajiri County. It was formed over 280 million years ago by erosion of sedimentary rocks. The interior of the cave is about 10 meters high and stretches about 40 meters from its mouth. It has been designated a Prefectural Natural Monument. The Edo Period scholar, To Teikan, advocated the theory that the cave was Amano-Iwato, a cave that figures in early Japanese mythology, and it is also known as the southernmost land of the Amano-Iwato legend.
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