Miyako Islands
Yukishio Museum
A salt works on Miyakojima. Its Yukishio salt won a Monde Selection gold medal in 2012.
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OkinawaNature & SceneryKerama Islands
Tokashikijima
An island a short boat ride from Naha, with Aharen and Tokashiku beaches.
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CAVE OKINAWA
A limestone cave in the centre of the main island, with formations tens of thousands of years old, marked by red and white stalactites.
OkinawaExperiencesOkinawa
Busena Marine Park
Descend the spiral stair of the underwater tower and watch tropical fish through round windows.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsOkinawa
Gangala Valley
A valley formed when a limestone cave collapsed. Walk it with a guide to see the great banyan Ufushu Gajumaru.
Outlying Islands
Mekaru Family Residence
The house of a family descended from a cousin of King Sho En, who served for generations as district stewards. It survived the war.
Kume Island
Uegusuku Castle Ruins
On the 310-metre summit of Mount Ujo — the highest sited gusuku castle in Okinawa, held to date from the 15th century.
OkinawaNature & SceneryYaeyama Islands
Ishigaki Island Limestone Cave
The largest limestone cave on Ishigakijima, formed over 200,000 years.
OkinawaNature & SceneryMiyako Islands
Toguchi Beach
Eight hundred metres of white sand on Irabujima, looking out to Shimojishima and Kurimajima.
Kerama Islands
Takara Residence
An old house on Gerumajima, home of a family that served as captains of the official ships to China late in the Ryukyu kingdom.
Okinawa
Ikei Beach
On Ikeijima, reached by car across the sea road. The tide affects it relatively little.
OkinawaHistoric Districts
OkinawaExperiencesOkinawa
DMM Kariyushi Aquarium
Shows Okinawan sea life, with feeding and other hands-on sessions.
Outlying Islands
Okinawa Sea Salt Research Institute
Makes Aguni salt on Agunijima — the works that brought Okinawan salt to notice.
Kume Island
Shinri Beach
On the west of Kumejima, with sand and reef together; at low tide you can walk out near the atoll.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsYaeyama Islands
Nishi Beach
A beach on Haterumajima, known for the contrast of blue and green called Haterumu blue. Nishi means north in the local speech.
OkinawaCulture & HistoryMiyako Islands
Aragusuku Beach
Next to Yoshino beach, with branching coral and tropical fish in the shallows.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsKerama Islands
Aka Bridge
A bridge joining Gerumajima with Akajima, looking down on Kerama-blue water.
Okinawa
Prince Ginowan Tropical Beach
Near the convention centre in Ginowan, a beach the townspeople use.
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21st Century Forest Beach
An artificial beach on Nago Bay, little affected by the tide.
OkinawaCulture & HistoryOkinawa
Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters
The headquarters of the Japanese navy's Okinawa base force. Part of the tunnel where some 4,000 men died is open.
Outlying Islands
Ugu Beach (Nagahama Beach)
About a kilometre of natural white sand, known locally as Ougu beach.
Kume Island
Gushikawa Castle Ruins (Kumejima) (Nationally Designated Historic Site)
The castle of the aji who ruled the island in the early 15th century, cliff-bound on three sides; a national historic site.
Yaeyama Islands
Tamatorizaki Observatory
At the eastern foot of Mount Kin, looking from Cape Nohara in the south to Cape Hirakubo at the northern tip of Ishigakijima.