Kyushu & Okinawa

Come see a large whale shark at Okinawa’s “Churaumi Aquarium”

“Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium” is known as one of the spots which you must visit if you go to Okinawa. We will introduce all the highlights of this aquarium! Location of Churaumi Aquarium The aquarium is located at Motobu-cho, 90km from Naha Airport. It’s quite a distance from the airport, but still many tourists […]

Complete the Three Major Night Views of Japan

Japan has a lot of beautiful views not only in the daytime but also in the nights. Here I’m going to introduce the Three Major Night Views of Japan. Nagasaki City - View from Mt. Inasa Nagasaki is one of the most famous night view spots in the world, along with Hong Kong […]

Machi Collection Vol. 3 – Oita Prefecture

This series is our collection of selected locations (machi) from all around Japan – places with various different cultures and local specialties, and those with novel customs of some sort. In the last volume we went to Gifu, in volume 3 we feature Oita! Oita is home to 4,538 hot springs and has a […]

Let’s go to the unique, laid-back, resort island that is Ishigaki-jima!

Ishigaki-jima, is an island located about 3 and a half hours away from Tokyo and 1 hour from mainland Okinawa with both a resort-like feeling of Hawaii and Bali, and also offers visitors untouched nature and balmy warm weather, all in a unique countryside atmosphere. Ishigaki-jima’s best known sightseeing location, Yonehara beach on the […]