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This beach was ranked No. 1 in the "Top 10 Best Beaches in Japan" by TripAdvisor in 2019. It was also ranked highly various times between 2010 and 2016. [7] Okinawa Prefecture conducts pre-season and in-season water quality surveys at beaches receiving more than 10,000 visitors annually, and Maehama Beach received a "Water Quality A" (suitable for swimming) rating in the 2019 in-season survey [8]
Japan is poised for a standout year, with the Osaka Expo 2025 spotlighting the country. Beyond iconic cities like Tokyo and Kyoto, destinations like Hokkaido and Okinawa are gaining attention.
Rather than opening in Tokyo or Kyoto, Rosewood Hotels has opted for the lesser-known, tropical island Miyako-jima in Okinawa for its Japanese debut. Amongst sugarcane fields in the island’s ...
Sesoko Island (瀬底島, Japanese: Sesoko-jima, Okinawan: Shisuku-jima [1]) is a small island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. [2] Politically, the place is administered by the town of Motobu, which is a part of the Kunigami District in the northern Okinawa Islands. It is a popular tourist destination due to its beaches.
Okinawa is the fifth largest island of Japan. The island has an area of 1,206.99 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). The coastline is 476 kilometers (296 mi) long. [36] The straight-line distance is about 106.6 kilometers (66.2 mi) from north to south. [37] Okinawa is in the northeastern end of Okinawa Prefecture.
A model of traditional house in Kyoto A traditional house in Okinawa Prefecture has the red tile roof characteristic of the region. Historically, commoners typically lived either in free-standing houses, now known as minka , or, predominantly in cities, in machiya (町屋) or row-houses called nagaya (長屋).
Hoshino Resort Co., Ltd. (株式会社 星野リゾート, Kabushiki Kaisha Hoshino Risōto) is a Japan-based international operator of ryokan (Japanese inns) and hotels originally established in Karuizawa, Nagano. [1]
The airline owned hotels in Japan and, in the 1980s and 1990s, the United States. [ 2 ] On 23 October 2006, the sale of ANA Hotels to InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) resulted in ANA Hotels becoming mainly owned by IHG, which holds 74% shares in the company, while All Nippon Airways retains 25%; with 1% held by other investors.