In October 2019 we went on a trip to Miyakojima island(宮古島) and nearby islands. Miyakojima is in the southwest of Japan and belongs to Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県). We mainly enjoyed snorkeling there. The sea was clean and warm, with beautiful coral reefs.
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Kusatsu(草津) is the most popular onsen(hot spring) resort area in Japan. It’s located in Gumma Pref. I went on a trip to onsen the other day.
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Hachijo Island (Hachijo-jima, 八丈島) is an island located about 300km south of Tokyo, and it’s belongs to Tokyo Metropolitan.
I went on a trip to Hachijo Island during the Japanese holidays from late April to the beginning of May. The first half of the trip was heavy rain. But I could also see the special scenes brought by the rain.
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I went on a trip to Shikine-jima (式根島) island in late October. Shikine-jima is an island located 150 km south of Tokyo. It’ famous for beautiful coast and natural seaside hot springs.
I went to Izu area from 6/30 to 7/1. Izu is a peninsula in eastern Shizuoka prefecture. It takes two and a half hours by car or train from Tokyo. Izu is a popular tourist destination with plenty of beautiful coasts and hot springs. It is also one of my favorite areas.