Tokashiki-jima Island
Tokashiki-jima Island
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Let's Go Lab JP
Osaka, Japan9 contributions
Sept 2020 • Friends
This time we visited 渡嘉敷島👉🏻Tokashiki Island!🏖️🗾
Tokashiki Island is part of the Kerama Islands, located in Okinawa, Japan! 🗾✈️🌺🏖️
Tokashiki Island is the largest of the Kerama Islands and is a paradise for diving! The sea at those islands is so beautiful that It's called "Kerama Blue" making it an excellent place for diving!!
It's a destination that definitely should be in your bucket list😍🏖️🗾
You can get there by Ferry or Express Boat(Marine Liner) both departing from Tomarin(port) at Naha🌺
The Marine Liner departs at 9 am and arrives around 9:45 am 😍🏖️🌺
(Round ticket is 4,800Yen)
If you're visiting Okinawa is definitely worth it!♥️🌺🏖️🌊🗾🇯🇵
Let's discover Japan together! Let's GO! 🙋🏼♀️🎥🇯🇵🗾🌊🏖️✈️💕
Tokashiki Island is part of the Kerama Islands, located in Okinawa, Japan! 🗾✈️🌺🏖️
Tokashiki Island is the largest of the Kerama Islands and is a paradise for diving! The sea at those islands is so beautiful that It's called "Kerama Blue" making it an excellent place for diving!!
It's a destination that definitely should be in your bucket list😍🏖️🗾
You can get there by Ferry or Express Boat(Marine Liner) both departing from Tomarin(port) at Naha🌺
The Marine Liner departs at 9 am and arrives around 9:45 am 😍🏖️🌺
(Round ticket is 4,800Yen)
If you're visiting Okinawa is definitely worth it!♥️🌺🏖️🌊🗾🇯🇵
Let's discover Japan together! Let's GO! 🙋🏼♀️🎥🇯🇵🗾🌊🏖️✈️💕
Written 27 September 2020
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Taro
Yokohama, Japan27 contributions
Feb 2020
Tokashiki Island is a beautiful place! Despite the fact that it's only a 30 minute high speed boat ride from the main island of Okinawa.
You can go on a day trip, but I recommend to stay overnight. The stars are incredibly beautiful at night, and you can enjoy whale watching in the morning the next day.
There are plenty of whales to see on this island. The guide staff look for whales from the mountain and contact the captain by radio. There is a high probability that you will see the whales.
I also recommend renting a motorcycle for a few thousand yen a day and going around the island. There you will find a beautiful, undeveloped, ancient landscape.
You can go on a day trip, but I recommend to stay overnight. The stars are incredibly beautiful at night, and you can enjoy whale watching in the morning the next day.
There are plenty of whales to see on this island. The guide staff look for whales from the mountain and contact the captain by radio. There is a high probability that you will see the whales.
I also recommend renting a motorcycle for a few thousand yen a day and going around the island. There you will find a beautiful, undeveloped, ancient landscape.
Written 12 June 2020
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Adam G
London, UK240 contributions
Apr 2020
If you're looking for a beach getaway in Japan this is a perfect spot. It only takes about 40 minutes from Naha (on the quick ferry) and there's plenty of good guesthouses or camping options. Loads of good food, some great hiking and views of jungle, blue seas and golden sands wherever you look.
Written 19 April 2020
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jenn56
18 contributions
Feb 2019
The clearest and cleanest ocean ive ever been. This island is 35mins away from Naha by boast. It is 100% worth to visit. They also have the best okinawa-soba.
If you are going on winter time, I highly recommend to go wheal watching. I used Tsukino-tsubasa. The high light of this tour was the guide gets really excited every time he sees wheals more than anyone else!
You wont be able to swim at this time of the season, but you will def love the experience in tokashiki.
If you are going on winter time, I highly recommend to go wheal watching. I used Tsukino-tsubasa. The high light of this tour was the guide gets really excited every time he sees wheals more than anyone else!
You wont be able to swim at this time of the season, but you will def love the experience in tokashiki.
Written 29 January 2020
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ic chen
Hsinchu, Taiwan129 contributions
Dec 2019
The beautiful Tokashiki island (as part of of the Keramashoto national park) is just 35min (by speed boat) or 70min (by ferry) from Naha, but it's not heavily visited at all. Based on other's suggestion, we chose to visit the Aharen beach and it was indeed excellent ! From the beach, one may take a boat (1000 Yen/person, round trip) to the Hanari island, which is just several hundred meters outside the beach. There are two small peaks to climb on the Hanari island, and the views from top are just fabulous! There are coral reefs around, great for snorkeling. Recommend 1.5 -2 hours if care to snorkeling.
After returning to the Aharen beach, from the "Youth center" one may get to a pavilion (vista point) to the north of the beach. It offers some awesome panoramic views as well !
From the vista point, note that there are 2-3 smaller beaches further to the north -- they are worth visiting too ! There were no other tourists on the day of our visit -- so we had the place all by ourselves for a few hours! The water is clear, sand clean, views beautiful, and lots of sea shells ! We spent a couple of very relaxing and memorable hours there... (took the 4pm bus for the 5pm speed boat back to Naha.)
It's definitely the best day-tour for our 5-day vacation to Okinawa! Will visit it again next time ...
After returning to the Aharen beach, from the "Youth center" one may get to a pavilion (vista point) to the north of the beach. It offers some awesome panoramic views as well !
From the vista point, note that there are 2-3 smaller beaches further to the north -- they are worth visiting too ! There were no other tourists on the day of our visit -- so we had the place all by ourselves for a few hours! The water is clear, sand clean, views beautiful, and lots of sea shells ! We spent a couple of very relaxing and memorable hours there... (took the 4pm bus for the 5pm speed boat back to Naha.)
It's definitely the best day-tour for our 5-day vacation to Okinawa! Will visit it again next time ...
Written 27 January 2020
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redeyeblues
Edinburgh, UK1,312 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
35-minute turbulent speed boat leaving at 9 am from Naha's Tomarin gets you to the island for a little under 5000 yen return - best check JMA website for potential high wave warnings. Bus right out of ferry port takes passengers to Aharen Beach 4.5 km away in 10 minutes for 400 yen on a windy/hilly road. Paid lockers/showers available and a couple of tour stalls for snorkeling/paddle boarding/glass bottom boat open when the bus arrived (but not later). Busier than Zamami maybe because it was a Saturday but not more than 30 people scattered on the beach late December. Despite the forecast being 17-20 degrees Celcius, water was perfect for swimming after getting over the initial shock, warm with the sun plus some fish and corals close to shore. If you have sports sandals that can get wet, continue right, climbing over rocks to access pure unadulterated nature - barely anyone on stretch after stretch of sandy/rocky/coral beaches. Kubandaki View Point right next to Aharen Beach (not signposted) offers amazing 360 degree views of beaches on either side. Time passed by quickly so we didn't explore other areas. Bus back to Tokashiki Port leaves at 4 pm, in time for the 5 pm speed boat back to Naha. Two souvenir shops at Tokashiki ferry terminal but didn't really see other open shops around so still best to bring your own food - actually lots of shops/restaurants around that might be open during busy season from April to October but not December.
Written 28 December 2019
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Marta B
Wroclaw, Poland42 contributions
Nov 2019
Tokashiki is the closest island to Naha; fast ferry takes you there in less than 45 min. It is a pure paradise, as most of nearby islands are. If you come to Okinawa just for 2-3 days Tokashiki is the best choice: ferry schedule lest you stay there from 5 to 7 hours, and you don't waste time on the boat. At the port there are buses taking you to Aharen and other places - everything is well organised. Once you get there - you don't want to leave and keep coming back. Consider staying overnight or two or three nights...
Written 9 November 2019
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KSK78418
Corpus Christi, TX57 contributions
Sept 2019
We stayed on the island at Marine Palace Hotel. Take the banana boat ride out to the small island ($10 USD). It is worth it. The coral and fish are great here. Bring your Go Pro or under water camera. A life jacket might be good if your not a good swimmer, but anyone can do the snorkeling here. If staying in Naha, make a day trip out of it using the ferry.
Written 2 October 2019
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Janet K
tokyo43 contributions
Sept 2018
Don't be fooled by the lifeguard sitting there and no red flag....every year people die swimming on this beach. My husband and I visited in September, we are both strong swimmers and visit many beaches for snorkelling. When we arrived the bus driver said the waves were a bit high so the water wasn't so clear....there was no mention of danger. We soon realised that swimming was extremely dangerous, rocks were hitting our legs and my husband was bowled over by big waves. After researching this beach (Aharen) we found that every year people have died here. Also, there is no way to get to the other beach so we were stuck here for the day, unable to swim due to the high waves. We think they should have flags showing clearly the danger and inform people clearly. Please take care!
Written 17 September 2018
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Ruggerlynn
Olathe, KS277 contributions
May 2018
Our visit was for Mother’s Day! I love adventure and so this was a short one near home. A b ache for pretty much everyone!
Written 12 May 2018
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Hi, can I ask who you booked whale watching with on Tokashiki island ? Did you pre-book or book once on the island ? can you recommend somewhere to stay and somewhere to eat ?
Written 20 April 2023
miracle
Geneva, Switzerland
Any recommendation what to do when it‘s rainy all day ?
Written 16 April 2023
Buongiorno, vorrei chiedervi dalla spiaggia di tokashiki si accede direttamente alla barriera corallina ? E gli alloggi quanto costano mediamente? Grazie mille
Written 8 July 2019
こんにちは、
今年2019,7/20(土)に渡嘉敷島の阿波連ビーチへ行こうと思ってます。
その日の干潮が14:58・34cmという事ですが、遊泳区域でぷかぷか浮いてシュノーケルが出来ますか？
何時くらいから浅くなり始めるのでしょうか？
Written 19 June 2019
干潮時間を予め調べておくなんて、素晴らしい準備ですね。この日は大潮が済んだばかりなので、かなりの遠浅状態になるでしょう。でも阿波連ビーチでのスノーケリングには、何の問題もありません。遊泳区域およびその周辺で十分に楽しめます。当日の天気や海のコンディションに留意して、存分にリラックスして楽しんで下さい。
Written 20 June 2019
Would I need a license to drive a 50cc scooter in tokashiki?
Written 12 December 2018
Yes you do, I forgot my drivers license and I could not rent it. There is a bus to go to Aharen Beach and I walked from Tokashiku Beach to Aharen Beach.
Written 21 March 2019
Are children welcome at this hotel? We want to book for the weekend.
Written 23 November 2015
こんにちは。
１０月末に日帰りツアーで渡嘉敷島に行きます。
ツアーで行くビーチは阿波連ビーチですが、こちらにもウミガメはいますか？
とかしくビーチの方が確立は高いですか？
Written 3 September 2015
今年７月に渡嘉敷に行った際は台風の直後で透明度どころかシュノーケリング自体がイマイチでした。が、その数日後、座間味、阿嘉では次第に透明度も上がり、とても綺麗でした。私は現地の観光案内所の人の情報・助言もあって、座間味の安真ビーチで「予定通り」ウミガメに会いました。それは、安真ビーチのウミガメの場合なのかもしれませんが、満潮時に海草を食べに来るということ、朝の方が出会い易いということでした。ですから、満潮の時間を調べて、その30分ほど前の朝７時前頃から、海草のある砂地で泳いで待ちました。１時間ほどうろうろ泳いでいると見つけることができました。すごい可愛いです！ 何度見ても感動します。渡嘉敷のウミガメも同じような行動をとるかどうか分かりませんが、一つの情報としてお伝えしておきます。それと、島に着いた時に現地のダイブショップや観光案内所の人に聞いてみるのが良いと思います。季節や天候によって行動パターンが変わるとかあるかもしれませんし・・・。会えるといいですね、気を付けて楽しんでらしてください。
Written 4 September 2015
You'd better directly check with the resort. I have never seen any guest with pets.
Written 4 September 2015
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