9 Beach & Island Taketomi Island Ben Beechey Taketomi is an island in the south of Okinawa. The island is only accessible via boat from Ishigaki island and really is a peaceful,..
Outdoors Cape Sata Laura Keating The southernmost point of mainland Japan at Cape Sata, in Kagoshima, is beautiful, remote and a great place for seekers of modern..
11 Beach & Island Aburatsubo Seaside Walking Tomoko Kamishima Aburatsubo’s Araihama Beach is a nice sunset view spot on the west coast of the Miura Peninsula. You can enjoy boating, swimmi..
13 Beach & Island Shimoda's Coastline, Izu Pensinsula Ben Beechey Shimoda is a city and port in Shizuoka. Shimoda is located at the southern tip of the Izu peninsula about 60 miles southwest of..
Beach & Island Suo Oshima "Japanese Hawaii" Sports Activity Featured Suo Oshima is the third largest island in the Seto Inland Sea or "Setouchi". Located at the eastern end of Yamaguchi Prefecture,..
20 Outdoors A Solid-Rock Nature Walk Tristan Scholze A photographic nature tour of the rocky shores near Ohama Campground on Tsunoshima in Yamaguchi.
16 Beach & Island Shikanoshima along Hakata Bay Haruka Saijo If you want to relax by the ocean, don't just stay in the mainland of Fukuoka, but go to Shikanoshima.