11 Activities Scuba Diving on Ishigaki Island Bronwyn O'Neill Head to Ishigaki Island if you want to go scuba diving in an Okinawan island paradise.
Food Funakura no Sato Mandy Bartok Funakura no Sato offers Ishigaki specialties and nightly traditional music performances in a typical island-style house just outside the city.
Food Two Awamori Distilleries in Shuri Jaclynn Seah See how Okinawa's traditional liquor is made in Naha
Activities Gushikawa Castle Ruins Sherilyn Siy The ruins sit 17 meters above sea level on a cliff west of Cape Kyan on the southern tip of Okinawa's mainland.
Food Mahou Coffee at Tsuboya Bonson Lam Could this the best coffee house in Okinawa, if not all of Japan?
Planning Miyakojima Wins TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award Kim Bergström Feb 2, 2021 For the 2021 awards list, the Okinawan island of Miyakojima made the cut.
Activities Itoman Winter Illuminations 2025-2026 Mid Dec - Mid Jan There are car and panda car rides for kids, photo booths, wine fair and Japanese festival stalls, a constellation of cultures that is Okinawa.
14 Transportation The Ferry to Zamami Peter Sidell Taking the ferry from Naha to Zamami in Japan's tropical island chain of Okinawa, you can enjoy views of the open ocean and of scores of beautiful islands