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  • Kume Island Sea Turtle Museum
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    4.0
    126 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunkumejimachou Oku 170
    The Kume Island sea turtle building is a museum and display facility dedicated to sea turtles, which is located on Oujima Island in Kumejima District. The facility breeds sea turtles (which are on the verge of extinction); visitors can get a close view of sea turtles swimming about in large tanks; and there are display panels and videos providing information about their natural habitat; the facility also holds occasional special events when visitors can have the opportunity to handle turtles themselves. The facility also has displays of over 2,000 shells from different shellfish found in Kume Island.

    I personally prefer to see turtles in the ocean but I was nearby so I figured I’d check it out. Entry was only 300 JPY, which is good value. There were some turtles in very small pools which I was...

  • Kumejima Museum
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunkumejimachou Kadekaru 542
    The Kumejima Museum is located in Kadekaru, Kume-jima cho near Municipal Kumejima Hospital. The Museum has displays about Kume-jima’s natural heritage and history - focusing on the four main themes of “Kume-jima’s Natural Heritage,” “How Kumi-jima has Changed Over Time,” “Kume-jima’s Historical Treasures,” and “The Island Way of Life”—so visitors can learn about the Island before they travel round it. A tablet PC digital guide system has been introduced for the permanent exhibitions, so that visitors can listen to explanations of the exhibits in English.

    島の自然、歴史、文化を紹介する小さな博物館です。 かつての名称は自然文化センター、島内観光出発前に立ち寄るべし。 入館料200円、月曜休館。

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  • Kerama Kayak Center
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    5.0
    13 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunzamamison Zamami 125-2
    The Kerama Kayak Center is a facility offering a range of outdoor activities, located near the Zamami Village Office in the Kerama Islands. Besides a range of kayaking trips, the Center also offers snorkeling, whale-watching etc. in the winter months. Expert guides help visitors to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of the Kerama Islands (which have been designated a National Park).

    We joined the one day tour for both Kayak and snorkelling. We were so lucky to meet the sea turtle just starting snorkelling a few minutes. We saw a lot of fishes, corals and 3 sea turtles in...

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  • Furuzamami Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunzamamison Zamami
    The crescent-shaped Furuzamami Beach is the main beach on Zamami-jima Island. Famous as a breeding ground for sea turtles, the beautiful tropical fish and coral reefs have made this a popular place for snorkeling. The beach has beach huts, as well as toilets, lockers, and equipment rental, etc.
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  • Tokashiku Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajiriguntokashikison Tokashiki Watariyoshimi Sik
    Tokashiku Beach is one of the finest beaches on Tokashiki Island. This is a tranquil, crescent-shaped beach with a shelving bottom. The opportunity to swim with sea turtles makes this a popular place for snorkeling.
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  • Aharen Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajiriguntokashikison Aharen
    One of the finest beaches on Tokashiki Island, Aharen Beach is a beautiful curving beach with 800 meters of white sand extending from east to west. The beach is situated near a lively village full of shops and bed-and-breakfast places, which receives a lot of tourist visitors in the busy season. Many people come to Aharen Beach to enjoy water-sports. Rubber swimming rings, beach umbrellas and a wide range of other equipment are available for rental, and there are also toilets, showers and other facilities.
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  • Eef Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunkumejimachou Janadou
    Eef Beach, which is the main beach on Kume-jima island, is a beautiful expanse of white sand extending for 2 kilometers. The beach has a gently shelving bottom with gentle waves, and has been selected for inclusion in “Japan’s Top 100 Best Beaches.” There are a number of resort hotels and restaurants nearby. During the busy season, Eef Beach is a popular spot for water-sports, and also receives many tourists who just want to relax on the beach.
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  • Hateno Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunkumejimachou
    Hateno Beach is located on an uninhabited island off the east coast of Kume-jima Island; the island actually comprises three beaches—Maeno Beach, Nakano Beach, and Hateno Beach—but the name Hateno Beach is used to refer collectively to the whole island. Pure white sand and crystal-clear seas stretch out for as far as the eye can see; the beach has been described as the most beautiful in all of East Asia. Visitors can enjoy swimming and paddling by the beach, snorkeling, beachcombing, etc. Hateno Beach is about 20 minutes by boat from the Tomari Fisharina marina.
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  • Keramashoto National Park
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    Okinawa Prefecture Shimajiri gun Tokashiki village and Zamami village
    This is Japan’s 31st national park located about 40 kilometers west of Naha City in Okinawa Prefecture, consisting of the Kerama islands and surrounding waters. The national park has been designated as a national Natural Monument, and is home to a variety of unique wildlife such as the Kerama deer, Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, and the Ryukyu eyelid gecko. The sea area also known as “Kerama Blue” boasts the world’s highest level of transparency and beauty and is ideal for marine leisure such as diving, snorkeling and sea kayaking, and is tremendously popular with divers in particular.
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  • Ama Beach
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    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunzamamison Ama
    In the western part of Zamami Island is a beach that is registered under the Ramsar Convention because of its precious coral reefs. You may occasionally spot sea turtles swimming in the clear shallow sea. The sunset is especially beautiful, and many people come here just to see it.
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  • Kumejima Hotaru no Sato Natural Park Kumejima Firefly Pavilion
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    Ohda 420 in Kumejima cho, Okinawa Prefecture
    Kumejima Hotaru no Sato Natural Park Kumejima Firefly Pavilion located along the lower Urauchi River is a protective observation facility for firefly and opened in May 2000. It breeds fireflies including the Kumejima firefly, a Natural Monument and one of Japan’s rare fauna and flora, and creatures such as birds, insects and fish related to fireflies. Inside the facility, the exhibits include pictures, specimens and documents, so you can learn about the diversity of animals, particularly fireflies, as well as nature and the environment on Kume Island.
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  • Tera Shonyudo Park
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Agunison Nishi
    Tera Shonyudo Park is located in Nishi, Aguni Village, Shimajiri County. Walking trails have been laid out in an area centered on a limestone cavern. Unsui Osho, chief priest of a temple in Naha, was banished to Aguni some 200 years ago, and he sat in a cave now called Tera Cave, reciting sutras continuously until he died. Islanders now revere this cave as a sacred site.
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  • EEF Sports Club
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Kumejimacho Janado 548 Kumejima
    A diving shop located inside Kumejima EEF Beach Hotel in Janado, Kumejima Town, Shimajiri County. It offers tours, including a plan that allows customers to land on Hatenohama, an island made up entirely of sand dunes. In addition to diving and snorkeling, it offers classes in fishing and handcrafts, while in winter, customers can take advantage of tours in glass-bottom boats. On the second floor of the clubhouse is a bath filled with water from the depths of the sea.
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  • Aharen Enchi Park
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    Okinawa Shimajiri Mure Tokashikison Aharen
    A park located in Aharen, Tokashiki Village, Shimajiri County, at the southern tip of Tokashiki Island. Equipped with tiki huts and other facilities, it is a splendid spot for enjoying view of the Kerama Islands and the sea. Visitors can watch the sunrise at the east end of the park and the sunset at the west end.
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  • Marine Shop Kaze Style
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Zamami Mura Asa 3
  • Kumejima Prefectural Natural Park
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Kumejimacho
  • Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Tonakison
  • Shinli Hama Umi Hama Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunkumejimachou Ohara 113
  • Tokeshi Fishing tackle shop
    Shopping
    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Kumejimacho Nakadomari 530
  • Mambo (mamboo)
    Shopping
    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Kumejimacho Nishi Mei 1373
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