List of special features related to Okinawa

[2020 Latest] Iriomote Island Popular Activities and Experience Tour Rankings & Recommended Shop Information

2019/07/08

On this page, we will focus on popular activities on Iriomote Island, a hot spot in the Okinawa remote island area that has seen explosive travel popularity in recent years, especially on Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island! Iriomote Island is the largest island in the Yaeyama Islands, and the fact that it is possible to take a day trip by ferry from the neighboring Ishigaki Island is also a big part of its popularity. Enjoy the island's unique nature with hands-on activities.

"Okinawa Tropical Fishing" is a great experience even for beginners! Introducing recommended fishing boat plans that depart from near the Churaumi Aquarium!

2019/07/07

I think the biggest attraction of fishing in Okinawa is the fact that you can "set out on a boat on the beautiful sea and play under the blue sky." Even though I'm a huge advocate of fishing in Okinawa, I'm not interested in fishing at all in my everyday life, and I've never even been there! lol But even so, I'm interested in it as an outdoor leisure activity in Okinawa, and I think it sounds fun. Maybe the tropical paradise of Okinawa has that kind of magic.

A great Okinawa sightseeing experience that even children will enjoy! Enjoy a shisa-making experience with the whole family near the Churaumi Aquarium!

2019/07/05

Of the many Okinawa craft experiences available, we chose the most classic of all, the "Shisa-making experience." That's because my son is currently obsessed with playing with clay, so this was the perfect choice! (lol) Another plus is that it seemed like the best way to experience Okinawa's history and culture. Another great thing about the "Sesokojima Maimai Shisa" is that it's only 1 minute away from the Churaumi Aquarium, a must-visit spot for tourists in Okinawa (adults get bored here, but kids want to live...), making it easily accessible. You can stop by on your way home.

Enjoy tropical marine leisure with a set plan of Okinawa's Blue Cave experience diving and parasailing!!

2019/07/03

We found a plan that combines "parasailing" with "trial diving (no license required! Beginners welcome)" at the most popular activity spot on Okinawa's main island, "Maeda Cape Blue Cave," so we would like to introduce its charms to you! If you are planning your first trip to Okinawa in the summer vacation of 2019, you would want to enjoy this luxury and the great nature that Japan is proud of to the world. Summer is coming, when Okinawa will show off its true colors!

[Okinawa Blue Cave] Experience diving, snorkeling, and marine walking at the popular "Seven Oceans Club"

2019/07/03

Seven Oceans Club, located in Onna Village, the island's premier resort area, is located along National Route 58 in the center of Okinawa's main island. It is a recommended shop that offers experience tours such as "snorkeling" and "trial diving" at the most popular marine leisure spot, "Cape Maeda Blue Cave," as well as "Marine Walk," an activity that is extremely popular even among those who are not good at swimming. On this page, we will introduce basic store information and popular experience tour plans for Seven Oceans Club, as well as highlight the recommended points from Activity Japan's perspective and introduce the popular instructor staff, giving a close-up look at the charms of the shop! If you are planning a trip to Okinawa's main island during the upcoming 2019 summer vacation season, we will deliver you must-check information.

Parasailing is a classic Okinawan outdoor leisure activity, and it's a walk in the air above the sea! Here's our recommended experience tour plan!

2019/07/01

Parasailing is a standard activity in tropical countries, but surprisingly, many people don't know what it is. It's a simple and straightforward activity where you fly in the sky like a kite towed by a boat, but the name doesn't match it. Paragliding can be easily confused with sky activities like hang gliding. That's true.

Enjoy a trip to Okinawa that is not the norm! We introduce some recommended leisure activities in "hidden gems of Okinawa" that are not the Blue Cave or the Churaumi Aquarium!

2019/06/29

I imagine that many of the people who have found this blog through a Google search or something are planning a trip to Okinawa, just like us. So in this post, I would like to focus on the "hidden tourist and leisure spots" that I recommend, as someone who has traveled to the main island of Okinawa over 10 times, and introduce three carefully selected plans! Okinawa is seeing an increase in foreign tourists visiting Japan, not only from Japan but also from Asia. It seems that the number of hidden spots where you can enjoy yourself while you can avoid the crowds is decreasing year by year, so enjoy them while you can!

The most popular activity in Miyakojima, Okinawa! Introducing our recommended plan for "SUP (Stand Up Paddle Board)"!

2019/06/27

Hello everyone who is watching Activity Japan. I'm Shishimaru. After watching the animated movie "Children of the Sea", I really wanted to go to the sea. The depiction of the sea is very beautiful, and the depiction of whales, whale sharks, sea turtles and other sea creatures is also very good, so I started reading the original manga. In it, there was a line that said, "Snorkeling may seem like a casual pastime, but in fact there are many fatal accidents." "On the other hand, if you get the hang of it, it's very useful. It will expand your world." I really empathized with this. My world really expanded after I started snorkeling. The sea is so vast. SUP has expanded my world in the same way. I will introduce the appeal of SUP, which you can start very easily if you rent the necessary equipment.

[Okinawa Blue Cave Recommended Shop] If it's not fun, it's not fun! Fully chartered tours are popular at "Diving Shop Nagomi"

2019/06/26

Diving Shop Nagomi, located in Maeda, Onna Village, in the central area of Okinawa's main island, is a recommended shop from Activity Japan that offers snorkeling and trial diving (beginners welcome) at the most important and most popular spot for marine activities during your stay in Okinawa, the Blue Cave at Maeda Cape. This is a completely private tour that you won't be sharing with other groups!

What to do in Okinawa in the summer of 2019? 3 recommended Okinawa main island marine sports experience tour plans!

2019/06/23

Okinawa's tourist spots are roughly divided into four areas. The central and southern areas, which have many tourist spots, are the most famous in Okinawa. If you know Okinawa even a little, this area includes well-known cities such as Naha and Itoman. The central area of the main island includes the date spot Chatan and the popular resort area Onna Village. The northern area of the main island, which includes Nago, the second most famous town after Naha, is famous for the Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu Town. In addition, Okinawa has several remote islands. In recent years, it has become such a hot topic that it is no exaggeration to say that there is a "remote island boom." Popular remote islands in Okinawa include the Kerama Islands, Ishigaki Island, and Miyako Island, as well as Sesoko Island, which can be reached by car from the main island, and Minna Island, which is a 15-minute boat ride away.

[Okinawa Recommended Activity Experiences] Ranking of popular marine sports, leisure, play and tours

2019/06/21

The emerald green sea with coral reefs, the deep blue sky shining with the tropical sunshine, and the many outdoor sports to enjoy in the untouched nature - Okinawa is the undisputed No. 1 popular domestic summer travel destination. The sea, rivers, mountains, sky, Okinawan culture experience, etc. In 2019, many people are planning a trip to Okinawa during the summer vacation and looking for leisure activities to enjoy during their stay. Activity Japan has released many feature articles focusing on popular spots and popular activity types in Okinawa Prefecture, but this time we will announce the total popularity ranking for summer 2019 covering all areas as the "Complete Edition of Okinawa Activity Experiences". "Blue sea, blue sky, activities! We really love Okinawa!"

Choose from the 2019 Okinawa Popular Activity Rankings! 3 Okinawa trendy leisure activities you should experience this summer!

2019/06/21

When I opened the Activity Japan website, I found that the latest 2019 "Okinawa Popular Activity Ranking" had been announced in a timely manner. Each company releases these at just the right time. I guess it's the summer vacation sales season, but it's a corporate strategy that stimulates not materialistic desires but "desire to travel" lol. According to the ranking article, this year, rather than the latest activities or unusual experiences, the popularity of marine sports such as "snorkeling" and "trial diving", which allow you to enjoy the Okinawan sea in a simpler way, is rekindling. This may be due to the fact that there are many foreigners and people traveling to Okinawa for the first time, but in the end, it's still "simple is best".

A must-see for girls' trips! A spectacular sea kayaking experience tour in Miyakojima! Introducing our recommended plans that are currently on discount!

2019/06/17

A sea kayak is a type of canoe that is compact, measuring about 3 to 4 meters in length, and is suitable for shallow waters and rocky areas. It is propelled by rowing through the water using a paddle with blades on both ends. One of its attractions is that it moves forward, rather than backwards like a boat, which is rowed with two oars. It is close to the water's surface, so you can observe underwater creatures such as tropical fish and coral reefs while rowing.

The latest information for 2019! 3 popular and recommended tour plans for the popular Okinawa main island activity "parasailing"!

2019/06/15

Parasailing (sometimes called parashine, parasail, or paraking) is popular in tropical resorts such as Hawaii and Guam overseas, and Okinawa in Japan. It is a marine sport in which you soar from the sea into the sky while being pulled by a motorboat with a parachute attached to a rope. Since you are only being pulled by the motorboat, it does not require difficult piloting skills, and you can enjoy an exhilarating and impressive panoramic view of the sky and sea. The parachute is tethered to the motorboat, and takeoff and landing are all done on board. It is much easier to fly than paragliding, which requires you to take off on your own.

Recommended tours selected from the latest 2019 ranking of popular activities in Miyakojima, Okinawa! If you want to enjoy Miyakojima to the fullest, this is the plan for you!

2019/06/13

The most famous beach in Miyakojima is Yonaha Maehama, which is said to be the best in the Orient. The stronger the sun shines, the brighter the sea shines in response. The view from the top of the beach hills will draw you in. In addition, Yaebiji, one of the largest coral reef continents in Japan, designated as a national natural monument, is a great diving spot, and you can feel the richness of nature at the limestone caves and blue caves that can only be accessed from the sea. Miyakojima is a place where you will never get bored no matter how much you see and feel, and there are many water activities and marine sports that will allow you to enjoy the sea even more. So, this time, we will introduce the most popular marine sports in Miyakojima and give you some recommended plans!

[Recommended shop on Okinawa main island] Experience diving, snorkeling, sea walking, etc. ... Popular tours held at "Blue Ocean"

2019/06/12

Located in Onna Village, one of the most important tourist spots on Okinawa's main island, "Blue Cave Specialty Shop Blue Ocean" is, as its name suggests, the most popular marine activity spot in Okinawa, and as such, as "snorkeling" and "trial diving" are the fields of "Maeda Cape Blue Cave", which boasts an unshakable popularity. This is a shop recommended by this site that holds a wide variety of popular experience tour plans, including "snorkeling" and "trial diving" in the field.↑This page will introduce the basic information of the store, the experience tour plans currently accepting reservations, as well as popular guide staff and instructors, and Activity Japan's recommended points.◎This is a must-see for those who are looking for an activity experience that will allow them to enjoy the Okinawan sea during their stay in Okinawa during the upcoming 2019 summer season☆

The water is one of the clearest in Okinawa! Enjoy the classic "snorkeling experience" in the ocean of Miyakojima!

2019/06/10

One of the caves I would like to visit someday is Miyakojima's Pumpkin Hole, which is so mysterious and mesmerizing even in photos. When I went to Miyakojima before, I just snorkeled. I would like to go to Pumpkin Hole next time, but the ocean in Miyakojima is so beautiful that I want to snorkel forever. So, for now, I would like to tell you about the charm of snorkeling in Miyakojima rather than the cave.

[Okinawa Snorkeling] Latest 2019 ranking of popular tours by area

2019/06/07

We will focus on the Okinawa snorkeling experience, which won first place in the prefecture category and the event category in the 2019 Summer Vacation Popular Activity Ranking, and introduce the characteristics and popular experience tour plans of the particularly popular main island, Ishigaki Island, and Miyako Island. Come experience Okinawa's marine leisure, which reigns supreme as a classic♪

Beginners welcome! We've found the cheapest plan for Okinawa introductory diving! Hurry up and make your reservations for the summer vacation season!

2019/06/05

Hello to everyone reading the Activity Japan BLOG. Lately, I've only been posting about Okinawa trips, which are a regular thing for my family's summer vacation, but this time I've also come across some useful information about the main island of Okinawa, so I'd like to share it with you! When you think of Okinawa, you think of the ocean, and when you think of the ocean, you think of marine activities, and when you think of marine activities, you think of diving! In fact, according to the "2019 Summer Vacation Popularity Ranking" released by Activity Japan, "trial diving," which is ranked second only to "snorkeling" in terms of the number of reservations this summer, seems to be gaining popularity as trial tours held at diving spots all over Japan, mainly in "Okinawa." So this time, I discovered the cheapest price (very cheap!) for "Okinawa," another sky for my family, so I investigated the details!

Start your surfing life in Miyakojima, the most beautiful sea in Japan! Considering a beginner's surfing school as part of your Okinawa trip!

2019/06/01

Emerald green sea, blue sky, white sandy beaches, warm tropical breezes... surfing in Okinawa, one of Japan's leading resort destinations, is bound to be a great experience, right? (laughs) I think that's exactly what you'd imagine, but it's not as simple as you might imagine, and there are precautions and dangers to be aware of before jumping in without knowing... First of all, what makes Okinawa's ocean distinctly different from the so-called surfing mecca of Shonan and other areas in the Kanto region is that it is a "reef break." In other words, the seabed at the point where the waves form, the field for surfing, is not "sand," but a rugged "reef (coral reef or rocks)."

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