Many people go to Yakushima to hike in the forest, but there are also other outdoor attractions as well, such as nature watching, waterfalls and museums. Some of the wildlife encountered on the island include deer, monkeys and sea turtles.
Okinawa Prefecture. The main island of Okinawa Okinawa Honto is the largest and most populous island in the prefecture. Much of central Okinawa Honto is urbanized, except for the northernmost areas which are covered mainly by forest and small villages.
Besides beaches , there are various other attractions on the main island, including war-related ones. Kumejima is located about 90 kilometers west of Okinawa Honto. Despite its small size, there are three beaches on the island for swimming and sunbathing as well as snorkeling and diving. Other attractions include interesting geological formations as well as a seven kilometer long sand bar that can be accessed by joining a tour.
Miyako Island is located about kilometers south of Okinawa Honto and is the fourth largest island in Okinawa Prefecture. It is known for having some of the best, most picturesque sand beaches for swimming and sunbathing in Japan and is also a great destination for snorkeling and diving. Several bridges connect Miyako Island to smaller neighboring islands. Yaeyama Islands.
Ishigaki Island is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands and the region's transportation hub. The island offers several nice beaches and good snorkeling in the surrounding coral reefs. In addition to marine activities, visitors can also go hiking , river kayaking through mangrove rivers and see historical and cultural buildings. Taketomi Island is a fairly small island that is usually visited as a day trip from Ishigaki Island. The village consists almost entirely of traditional style one-storied houses of which some serve as minshuku accommodations.
There are no rental cars on the island, and most visitors either walk or rent a bicycle to travel around, or take a water buffalo cart tour. Iriomote Island is the second largest island in Okinawa Prefecture and 90 percent of it is covered by dense jungle and mangrove forests that make up the Iriomote National Park. There are many tours based around the abundant nature found on the island including sea and river kayaking, fishing and sailing. Activities such as swimming, snorkeling and hiking are popular amongst visitors.
Anything we can improve? Let us know What can we improve? Sapporo even has a sizeable expat community whom you can connect with and can help show you the ropes around the Hokkaido island lifestyle! Southern Japan has a subtropical climate and is highly agricultural. Kyushu is home to many historical sites and preserves its natural beauty amid the bustling modern cities. Kyushu is extensively mountainous with the volcanic terrain of the Kuju mountain range.
Aso, is also on this island. Since volcanic activity in the region is substantial, you can expect a lot of onsen towns! The subtropical Kyushu lifestyle is perhaps most apparent in Kagoshima Prefecture, where Yakushima lies off the southern coast of the island.
This is the rainiest place in Japan, with a local exaggerating that the area sees 35 days of rain in a month. In the Edo Period, much of the forest was harvested for cedar shingles. The woods have since recovered from the logging. In , some areas were declared a Natural World Heritage Site. Anime fans might recognize the forests of ancient trees.
East of Kyushu is the similarly subtropical island Shikoku. With 18, square kilometers spread over 4 prefectures, the Shikoku landscape varies in each cardinal direction. Mountains undulate in the south while lowland plains stretch along the pacific coast, perfect for agricultural practices. Shikoku is perhaps best known as home to several haiku masters and for its many Buddhist temples.
So, Shikoku is modest, offering tourists a tamer version of the busier tourist regions of Japan. Its natural scenery is its key draw, with smallish mountains under 6, feet that appeal to outdoors enthusiasts in moderate physical shape. Each year, Shikoku is home to a Buddhist pilgrimage, as pilgrims, mostly from around Japan, come to circumnavigate the island.
In the past, pilgrims walked clockwise around the island and some disappeared forever in the mountainside forests; now, motorways and cell phones make disappearing almost impossible, but the festival remains strongly rooted in the Shikoku consciousness.
Visitors can see groups of dancers and musicians in traditional costumers dance and chant through the street to the sounds of the shamisen lute and drums. Both Emperor Juntoku and Buddhist monk Nichiren were exiled here. After gold was discovered in the 17th-century, the island became a popular gold mining hotspot, and gold panning is a still popular activity today.
The annual Earth Celebration, an international arts and culture festival held in August has also put this remote island on the map, as has its reputation for rare birds. Stretching for over 65 miles in the turquoise blues of the Pacific Ocean, the island has an interesting history, having been the site of the Battle of Okinawa — the final big battle fought during the Second World War. Since then, the island has served as a hub for the United States Armed Forces and boasts over 30 military bases and nearly 50 training sites.
Located between the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, it is connected to the mainland by a bridge. Shikoku is massive — it is the 50th largest island on Earth. Surrounded by the Inland Sea in the north, the Kii Strait in the east, and the Bungo Strait in the west, the island meanders for nearly miles of coastline.
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