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Kumaya Cave
A cave on Iheyajima worn from 280-million-year-old chert, held to be the setting of the myth of the heavenly rock door.
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OkinawaNature & SceneryKume Island
Kumejima Museum
In the days of the Ryukyu kingdom, Kumejima lay on the tribute trade route. This museum tells that history.
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Euglena Mall
An arcade with over a hundred souvenir shops and restaurants, holding the Ishigaki municipal market.
Miyako Islands
Ikema Island Undersea Sightseeing
A glass-bottomed boat for seeing coral and sea turtles.
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Experience Kingdom Murasaki Mura
A centre using the outdoor set of a historical television series, with Ryukyu glassblowing, pottery and bingata dyeing to try.
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Bios-no-Oka
A tour of subtropical forest and lake, by lake boat, canoe or water-buffalo cart.
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Hyakuna Beach
A natural beach in the south of the main island, held to be where Amamikiyo, the founding deity of Ryukyu, first came ashore.
Outlying Islands
Ie Village's Castle Mountain
A 172-metre rock hill, also called Iejima Tacchu, with a sacred grove where safe voyages are prayed for.
Kume Island
Algae Farm FARMO
The first centre in Japan to bring the growing, processing and visiting of algae together, on Kumejima.
Yaeyama Islands
Ishigaki Island Sunset Beach
A beach used as a film location, with a range of sea activities.
Miyako Islands
Yukishio Museum
A salt works on Miyakojima. Its Yukishio salt won a Monde Selection gold medal in 2012.
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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.
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Busena Marine Park
Descend the spiral stair of the underwater tower and watch tropical fish through round windows.
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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.
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Ishigaki Island Limestone Cave
The largest limestone cave on Ishigakijima, formed over 200,000 years.
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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.
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Ikei Beach
On Ikeijima, reached by car across the sea road. The tide affects it relatively little.
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DMM Kariyushi Aquarium
Shows Okinawan sea life, with feeding and other hands-on sessions.