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Dear followers of Okinawa Holiday Hackers! How is everyone doing?!
For the summer vacation trip we put together previously with Okinawa Likes-san, who is in charge of Okinawa’s SNS media, 【Beach Hack Tour, Part 1】, we explored the northern tip of Okinawa Island, including the cafes and roadside stations around the beaches in Nakijin village♪
Beach Hack Tour? What’s that???
If you are wondering, please read on▼
We received an amazing response from everyone after Part 1 of Beach Hack Tour, where we explored Nakijin village.
We have decided to do a Part 2!!! *excited*
For Part 2 of Beach Hack Tour, we will be exploring【Kunigami Village】which is located at the northern tip of Okinawa Island！
【It was held today（July 25, 2018）！！】
As with last time, we want to bring the charms of a more authentic beach hack tour to all our readers！
Having said that・・・
We will be presenting the tour in real time as much as we can!!! We will do so via stories on Okinawa Holiday Hackers’ Instagram, stories on Okinawa Likes-san’s Instagram, as well as on Twitter^ ^
※Real-time streaming of stories has ended! They have been posted as highlights on Okinawa Holiday Hackers’ Instagram, so please take a look if you’re curious!
We will be delighted if the reports of our tripare useful for you when you are planning for your trip to Okinawa♪♪
Beach Hack Tour (Kunigami Village)
Trip Report
10:30 am
Kaganji Beach
The first beach for our trip is Kaganji Beach, which is in the western coastal area immediately after entering Kunigami Village.
This is a 100% natural beach whose name comes from being next to the“beautiful expanse of mirror-like water.”
We were the only ones there when we went and had the entire place to ourselves.
Even when we tried searching for it using hashtags on Instagram, we only found very few posts. So we called this a secret beach!
→Picking up seashells with Okinawa Likes-san♪
＜Basic info for Kaganji Beach＞
| Shower/Changing Rooms | Not available |
| Washrooms | Available |
| Carpark | Available, Free |
| Map Code | 485 829 105*35
※The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes) |
| Address | 〒905-1416
沖縄県国頭郡国頭村鏡地142 |
11:00 am
Hentona Beach
I wrote before the trip that this is the“representative beach in Kunigami Village” but please correct it to the representative beach in Japan.
I was astonished by the beauty of this beach and its sea!
→Fiona Ishii also went crazy.
→Okinawa Likes-san was also super excited about the transparent sea that reminded him of Okinawa’s remote islands♪
＜Basic info for Hentona Beach＞
| Shower/Changing Rooms | Not available |
| Washrooms | Not available |
| Carpark | Available |
| Map Code | 485 860 665*35
※The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes) |
| Address | 〒905-1411
沖縄県国頭郡国頭村辺土名 |
12:00 pm
Okuma Beach
Okuma Private Beach & Resort is a natural beach in a resort hotel.
Its waters are so beautiful that it receives the highest grade from the Ministry of Environment for its water quality every year.
Various marine activities can be found here, and they are available even to visitors who are not staying at Okuma Private Beach & Resort!
※In that case, an admission fee (750 yen per person) is payable.
▼Reception area for marine activities and payment of admission fee for outside visitors.
→Information desk.
And speaking of Okuma Beach, this white pier is well known♪
If you would like to enjoy Okuma Beach for a full day, we definitely recommend staying here!!
▼If you want to stay at Okuma Private Beach & Resort!
▼Check out everyone’s Instagram posts here！
＜Basic info for Okuma Beach＞
| Shower/Changing Rooms | Available
(Included in beach admission fee.) |
| Washrooms | Available |
| Carpark | Available
(Included in beach admission fee.) |
| Map Code | 485 829 757*24
※The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes) |
| Address | 〒905-1412
沖縄県国頭郡国頭村奥間913 |
| Remarks | Beach admission fee of 750 yen ia payable for outside visitors. |
2:00 pm
Yamabiko Koiya
Okinawa Soba restaurant【Yamabiko Koiya〜】is 3 minutes by car from Hentona Beach.
We had lunch here!
→Beef soba・600 yen
Their yakiniku set meal was also 600 yen. All their menu items are really affordable, so this is a must-go place for lunch when visiting Kunigami Village ^ ^
▼The beef and bean sprouts stir-fried set Fuzuki Ishii had was also 600 yen.
＜Basic info for Yamabiko Koiya〜＞
| Opening Hours | 11:30～18:00（L.O. 17:30）
The shop will close when noodles are sold out. |
| Regular closing days | New Year |
| Carpark | Available, free |
| Map Code | 485 861 276*85
※The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes) |
| Address | 〒905-1411
沖縄県国頭郡国頭村辺土名1700-4 |
3:30 pm
Adan Beach
This beach was not on our itinerary at first, but we learned about it from an Instagram follower of Okinawa Holiday Hackers, and so we decided to go have a look^ ^
This beach is located near the northernmost tip of the west coast, so we really recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy the mountains and sea of Kunigami Village!
You can also find some corals at Adan Beach, as well as many species of tropical fish.
If you want to swim here, it’s best to bring your snorkeling set along too♪
＜Basic info for Adan Beach＞
| Shower/Changing Rooms | Available |
| Washrooms | Available |
| Admission Fee | 200 yen per person ※Including parking and shower use |
| Carpark | Available |
| Map Code | 728 562 055*66
※The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes) |
| Address | 〒905-1502
沖縄県国頭郡国頭村楚洲 |
A short break at Haneji Station!
We went down to Nago City to watch the sunset, and took a short break there♪
Enjoying pineapples on a stick and refreshing ourselves!
At Haneji station you can buy locally grown fruits and vegetables, as well as snacks unique to Okinawa such as local products and tempura.
▼We found really cool T-shirts at the souvenir shop！！
The local T-shirt brand【YAMBARU JACKSON】from Okinawa’s northernmost area was also on sale！
＜Infor for Haneji station＞
| Opening Hours | 9:00～19:00 |
| Regular closing days | Nil |
| Carpark | Available, free |
| Map Code | 485 454 212*60
※The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes） |
| Address | 沖縄県名護市字真喜屋763-1 |
7:00 pm
Sunset at Yagaji Island♪
Of course we had to end this trip by watching the sunset!
Yagaji Island is an island in Nago City that is connected to Kouri Island by a bridge.
We were able to take beautiful pictures of the sunset this time for everyone〜！
＜Yagaji Island Sunset Spot＞
| Shower/Changing Rooms | Not available |
| Washrooms | Not available |
| Carpark | Available, free |
| Map Code | 485 514 246*37
※ The map code can be used to set your destination in car navigation systems. (Only limited to models compatible with map codes) |
| Address | Near 〒905-1631 沖縄県名護市字屋我143 |
How did everyone find Beach Hack, Part 2?
Kunigami Village is still not a widely known area. We would be delighted if everyone can consider coming here during your Okinawa trip ^ ^
We will be doing a 3rd part for this series soon, so please look forward to it!!
※We streamed the stories real-time on Instagram for the 1st part of Beach Hack Tour. These are saved as highlights on the Instagram of Okinawa Holiday Hackers, so please check them out if you’re interested!
