Okinawa

When people think of Japan, they think of Tokyo. Loads of people, fashion and electronics.
Okinawa is the other side of Japan. This is me on Yokomaehama Beach, Miyako-jima. This is the No.1 beach in Japan and it's not difficult to see why. With its gorgeous white sands and clear turquoise water, it is hard to believe that this is part of Japan.


We spent 5 days on the island. There really isn't very much there except for sugar cane fields and beaches. It's not the kind of place that you go to if you want vibrant nightlife - the bars here are small and the club we went to was supposedly busy...with less than 30 people inside.

I have to hand it to Okinawa though - the people are so laid back and chilled. This is so rare to see in Japan and it just made the time there so relaxing!!

I would definitely love to go back and try out one of the other islands. While we were in Miyako-jima, we did a few water sports, including parasailing, snorkelling and windsurfing. The latter I totally sucked at...but it was good fun anyway!!

I'm gonna post the rest of the pics on Facebook, so you can check the album out there!