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Yanbaru Area

Category

Daisekirinzan

4.5

393 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Ginama 1241

This is Japan’s only subtropical Karst topographical landform, created 200 million years ago by the corrosion of limestone by rain and other natural forces. It has been considered a holy site since ancient times, and four courses are available that introduce visitors to unusually shaped rocks, large rock formations, subtropical forest, and other natural scenery. There is also a barrier-free course for the elderly and children. Come enjoy the wondrous paradise formed by Nature’s own hand.

Daisekirinzan is definitely worth a visit, especially if visiting Cape Hedo. Our phone guided us directly to the parking lot no issues and there was a huge parking spot. There is an entrance fee...
Roadside Station Yui-yui Kunigami

4.0

326 Reviews

Transportation

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Okuma 1605

This is a nice place with cheap local food option in the northern part of Okinawa. Worth a stop to refuel and grab some food as there are not much other options up here in the northern region. You...
Roadside Station Ogimi

3.5

97 Reviews

Transportation

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunogimison Nerome 1373

Roadside Station Ogimi is a roadside rest area on National Highway 58, located in Nerome, Ogimi Village. There is a range of Ogimi Village specialty products on sale, including Shekwasha (flat lemons) and Akatsuchi Daikon (Japanese radish), etc., when in season. There are restaurants on the First and Second Floors, including the Beautiful View Soba noodles restaurant on the Second Floor, where diners can enjoy not only Okinawan Soba noodles but also Japanese-style Soba noodles made using buckwheat flour from buckwheat grown locally in Ogimi. Immediately adjacent to Roadside Station Ogimi is the “Longevity Stele,” a stone monument celebrating the fact that Ogimi has the longest-lived inhabitants of any community in Japan.

We dropped by the rest area after a day at Cape Hedo and Daisekirinzan, hoping for a good lunch. Unfortunately, it being past 2pm, the cafe had run out of Okinawan soba and only had curry to offer...
Yanbaru Nature School

5.0

90 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunhigashison Gesashi 82

“Yanbaru Nature School,” situated amidst the lush green of Gesashi in Okinawa Prefecture, offers nature tours and information. By combining ecology with tours, this institution provides rich opportunities for visitors to experience nature, with offerings such as the “Gesashi River Mangrove Canoeing Course” and the “Yambaru Forest Trekking Course.” These experiences offer a great opportunity to learn about the ecosystems and the importance of environmental preservation.

初めての沖縄旅行でしたが、那覇空港から2時間車を飛ばして14時からの3時間コースに参加しました。68歳の夫婦なので多少の不安はありましたが、くにごんさんの丁寧な説明と細やかな配慮のお陰でとても楽しい時間でした。慶佐次川のマングローブと海の両方行けて良かったです。本当有難うございました！
Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center Ufugi Nature Museum

4.0

47 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison

A very small facility. Theres only one Yanbarukuina bird. But I enjoyed seeing it. Because a woman who instruct us about the bird is very funny. You should enjoy her talk, but English isnt...
Yanbaru Discovery Forest, Kunigami Environmental Education Center

4.5

20 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Aha 1301-7

The Yambaru Forest is located in Kunigami Village on Okinawa’s main island and offers visitors a chance to experience the natural wonders of the island. The facility is divided into two zones: The “Discovery Zone,” where visitors can observe aquatic plants and wildlife, and the “Active Zone,” which features a camp and physical activity space in the midst of nature. The nature trail is highly recommended. A 1.5-kilometer stroll along the trail will bring you to a suspension bridge and an observation tower from which you can admire the subtropic surroundings. Various types of tours are available as well, including a guided walking tour, canoeing, and birdwatching.

施設に入るときは靴も消毒します。ヤンバルクイナは沖縄には２０００匹ほどはいるそうです。案内のお姉さんが可愛い人でまた行きたくなる。
Higashi Villager's Mori no Tsutsuji Eco Park

4.0

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Higashison Taira 766-1

This hands-on nature park is located in Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture. It features an azalea garden with many azaleas to view, bungalows, a camping ground, a park golf course, a children's playground with play equipment, and many other facilities. The camping ground is a full-scale facility with an AC power supply which features free sites and auto sites where cars can be laid alongside. . It also features toilets, showers, a coin-operated laundry, and other facilities, as well as a selection of items available to rent, allowing novice campers to show up empty handed and enjoy camping. The park also offers trekking tours, educational adventure programs, and other events that people of all ages can enjoy.

村民の森という語感のイメージを覆す広さと多彩さ。ツツジの時期は、本州よりかなり早いので、早めの観光をオススメ。
Cape Hedo

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Hedo

Located at the northernmost tip of Okinawa, it is made up of cliffs of coral. On sunny days it is a picturesque spot where you will be able to command a view of Yoron Island. In 1972 during the Showa period, on the occasion of the return of Okinawa to the Japanese, a monument “sokoku fukki tousou ishibumi” (Return to Motherland conflict monument) was built. Located on the northern side of the cape Hedo dome is a limestone cave in the sea which is said to have formed approximately 20,000 years ago. It is known as a great diving spot.
Ogimi Village Bashofu Hall

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunogimison Kijoka 454

Bashofu (abaca cloth) has been designated one of the nation’s Important Intangible Cultural Properties, and this is the only place in the prefecture where you can see the creation process up close. The first floor features a video that demonstrates the painstaking handiwork that utilizes the local natural environment to create the product. Products are exhibited and sold here as well. The second floor is the work area, where artisans of the traditional craft carry out their training. Observation is possible, but you must receive permission in advance.

ウィルスで軒並み休業の中でも開いていた。それどころか二階の作業場では、23段階ある作業の5番目「苧(う－)引き」の最中で、ぜひ見て行けと勧められた。 15人ほどの女性が集まって、それぞれが竹はさみで原皮をしごいて不純物を取り除く。他に原皮を炊きあげる男性、しばらくして平良敏子さんもお見かけした。 1921年生まれ、先日2月14日にめでたく100歳を迎えられたとのこと。階段をしっかりと昇って...
Sunrise Higashi, Higashimura Roadside Station

3.5

15 Reviews

Shopping

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Higashi Mura Taira 550-23

This farmer's market is located in Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture. It sells a wide variety of local specialties of Higashi Village, Japan's biggest producer of pineapples. These include several varieties of pineapple including a few rare varieties, processed products such as pineapple jam and BBQ sauces, herbal teas, herbal soaps, locally-grown tea, farm-fresh produce, and more. The attached restaurant offers up quintessential flavors of Okinawa such as their tebichi (pork feet) set meals and Okinawa soba (a local style of wheat noodles). The facility also provides information on a variety of subjects including about sightseeing Higashi Village. There is a park and a beach behind the facility where visitors can enjoy swimming during the beachgoing season.

ここにうかがうのは３度目です。辺戸岬から東海岸沿いの道路を南下するとここにたどりつきます。併設してる食事処（東ぬ浜）は観光客ではなく地元民に愛用されてます。店舗自体は小規模で地元で獲れた野菜やフルーツ、とうがらしなどが売られてます。目の前が海なので堤防を登って海を眺めると爽快な気分になります。ドライブ途中の休憩スポットとしての利用価値大な施設です。
Izena Village Fureai Folklore Museum

4.0

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Izena Mura Izena 196-129

Izena Village Community Folklore Museum, is located in the Izena, Izena Village, Shimajiri County. It serves as repository for materials about the history and folk culture of the island. Since Izena Island is the birthplace of King Shoen, founder of the Second Sho Dynasty, which ruled the Ryukyu Kingdum for 400 years until the Meiji Period, the museum, contains many items connected with the royal family.

伊是名島の文化も勉強できますが「尚円王」生誕の地であることから王家ゆかりの銘苅家収蔵品として国王や王族から賜った贈り物をはじめ、美しい漆器なども展示されています。
Yambaru National Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Prefecture Kunigami-gun Kotohira Village, Ogimi village and Higashimura

This national park situated in the northern part of Okinawa Island is the 33rd national park in Japan. The park contains one of the largest subtropical evergreen forests in the country and the largest mangrove forests on the Okinawan mainland. The park is home to many unique species such as the Okinawan rail bird, the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat and the Yambaru long-armed scarab beetle. Wildlife conservation awareness campaigns and exhibits on Yambaru’s culture and history are held at Ufugi Nature Hall in the Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center located in the region. The center also provides multi-lingual brochures.
Oku Kyodoten (Oku Community Cooperative Store)

4.0

4 Reviews

Shopping

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Oku 113

This local cooperative store is located in the Oku Community of Kunigami Village. The store is a kyodo baiten, a type of community funded and operated cooperative store unique to communities on isolated islands in Okinawa Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture. This shop, which has been in business for more than a century, carries daily necessities as well as a number of exclusive products not available elsewhere. Offerings such as kunjan nanatu, a rice cake confection enjoyed by countless generations Okinawans, as well as Okumidori green tea from Japan's earliest harvest make great souvenirs. A corner of the shop furnished with tables and chairs has become a favorite place of local residents to relax.

奥集落の人たちの共同店。生活必需品は勿論、買い物以外でも地域の人たちの憩いの場所にもなっていますね。観光客にも有名な場所で、観光客向けのオリジナル商品も売られています。（奥特産のお茶やTシャツなど）
"Okinawa Rail Ecology Center ""Kuina no Mori"""

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Ada 1477-35

A sightseeing facility where visitors can observe Okinawa rails, a national Natural Monument species, located in Ada, Kunigami Village. Opened in 2013, the facility contains exhibits on the ecology of Okinawa rails, observation booths from which you can watch actual rails living in a recreation of their natural environment - the fact that you can see the rails up close has made the facility a popular destination. In addition to individuals and families, the facility can accommodate large groups, and visitors can learn about rails and see the facility's friendly rails raised on the site.
Hiji Falls

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Hiji 781-1

In Kunigami Village in the northern part of Okinawa’s main island is a 26-meter-tall waterfall, the biggest in the prefecture. The sight of the white splashing water will make you think of a subtropical oasis. There’s a walkway leading to the waterfall, and it takes approximately 40 minutes to reach it. The walkway features many steep slopes owing to the wooden staircases and bridges, so watch your step. Many precious plants flourish around the waterfall, and you may spot wildlife such as shrimps, crabs, and gobies.
Higashi-son Fureai Hirugi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunhigashison Gesashi 54-1

This approximately 10-hectare park with Hirugi mangrove trees represents Okinawa’s main island. Besides the Yaeyama Hirugi mangrove trees that are a nationally designated Natural Monument, the forest also consists of Mehirugi (Kandelia obovata) and Ohirugi (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza) mangrove trees. Hirugi mangrove trees grow near estuaries where freshwater mixes with seawater in the tropical and subtropical zone, and there is a wooden path and observation deck where you can observe them from up close.
Kunigami Forest Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Kunigamison Hentona 1094-1
Kayauchi Banta

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Ginama

"A picturesque cliff located in Kunigami Village on the northern tip of Okinawa Island. ""Banta"" means ""cliff"" in the Okinawan dialect. The 80-meter-high, precipitous cliff faces the East China Sea and offers a sweeping view of the ocean in Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park. From an observatory, visitors can look down the steep cliff walls and at the surrounding beauty of the ocean and natural scenery. Visitors can also walk along a walking path or relax in an arbor on the cliff. On clear days, visitors can see the gentle ocean and Ginama Fish Harbor directly below and beautiful steep mountains stretching into the distance."
Okinawa Rail Observation Deck

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Hedo

An observation deck located in Kunigami Village. Standing on top of a mountain, the observatory is shaped like a giant, 11.5-meter-tall Okinawa rail, and visitors can enjoy a vast view of Usa Beach, Cape Hedo, and the surrounding area. Realistically modeled after an Okinawa rail, visitors can look out of viewing windows in the statue's torso and chest to get an even better view. The statue looks in the direction of the island of Yoronto. There is a walking path near the observation deck perfect for taking a stroll and enjoying the area's picturesque scenery.
Emi no Mise

4.5

29 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunogimison Oganeku 61

Sample the various vegetables of the island at this restaurant. Each vegetable has a unique scent and level of bitterness, and the meals use them in such a way to provide maximum enjoyment. The lunchtime pasta features multicolored noodles with shekwasha (flat lemon), vegetables, and dragon fruit. The “Emi Andagi” dish, available for takeout, is popular as well. With the exception of lunches left up to the chef and light meals, reservations must be made a day in advance.

I am so grateful we found this place as it does not market itself, but is truly a heart-based project from the owner. We were wanting to eat some local Okinawan food that was known for its longevity...

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Okinawa Areas

Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.