Ferries from Kagoshima and Tanegashima often call at the port of Miyanoura, which is a daily service. The distance between Yakushima and...

Take a raincoat before traveling to this island because the locals boast that it “rains 35 days a month”. In fact, it is the wettest...

Yesterday I published a new version of the site, and the update was just huge! First of all, I updated the interface of the...

Mage Island is a tiny, almost uninhabited islet that lies about 12 kilometers west of the port of Nishinoomote on Tanegashima Island; but...

Naha railway station, after the war turned into a bus station The dawn of railways in Okinawa dates back to the Taisho era (1912-1926).In...

Every day I learn something new, and this time Okinawa surprised me. Kadena station staff Greetings, everyone! I recently visited the...

Today I continue talking about Tanegashima. Tanegashima is well-known for at least two reasons. First, on August 25, 1543, the...

The first island of the Satsusan Archipelago is Tanegashima Island, which became famous for its white beaches, spaceport, and Spanish...

Hello everyone! Today I am starting the “Islands” project: throughout this year I will publish a new post about a new Ryukyu island every...

On January 15, 2025, at 12:00 pm Okinawa time, I published the latest site update, the first of the year. The update includes: 1....

Features of Okinawan public transport One of the first things a tourist encounters in Okinawa (and indeed in any other country) is public...

In the short time that foreign tourists have been exploring Japan, first impressions and somewhat vague memories have managed to turn...

Greetings. If you are reading this, I can conclude that you are interested in Okinawa) I have lived two years of my life on Okinawa, and...

do you remember what your island looks like?