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Welcome to OKINAWA LOCAL TOUR GUIDE'S BLOG.

This blog is created by a local tour guide born and raised in the northern region of Okinawa island. This lush mountainous area is locally known as Yanbaru, and the name means to the locals as a place to enjoy and appreciate nature.
I write, in a rather freewheeling manner, things I see and hear mainly in the nature-rich region of Okinawa . Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan. Come and experience this unique resort island in the heart of subtropical climate and blue ocean.
For those who wish to contact Shu Uechi, the author, please send an e-mail to: sr-uechi@auone.jp

このブログは沖縄生まれ・沖縄育ちの地域限定通訳案内士・上地が作成しているブログです。

2011/02/27

A Cozy Hideaway In An Idyllic Setting of Nakijin Village, Okinawa

I had a chance recently to take a foreign tourist to a rural part of Okinawa, namely, the Village of Nakijin, population of less than ten thousand. The tourist wisely chose a nice, cozy hideaway in a section of the small municipality called "Imadomari." Spread at the foot of hill where Nakijin Castle stands atop, the history of the community goes back to the 12th century. Walk through many of the small alleys within Imadomari Community. Although it is a remote village in a foreign country, you'll feel a sense of nostalgia, as you observe each of the beach community houses surrounded by lush, sturdy "fukugi" trees protecting the residences from the mighty winds of typhoons as well as providing cool shades during the summers.


Hibiscus Inn, the hideaway, is located at the northeast of the community. A beach is just a two-minute walk from the place. Despite the beautiful natural and pastoral setting, the accommodation fee, to my surprise, is kept at minimal.


Click here for the details of their accommodation. 










The kitchen is equipped with practically every utensil.
Buy fresh ingredients at local shops and cook your home-made food away from home.

One of the bedrooms equipped with two single beds, an air conditioner, etc. 

The inn master kept the interior of this traditional room unaltered in order for guests to experience what it is like living in a genuinely traditional Okinawan house.


The exterior of the inn. A large glass fishing buoy in a rope net hangs underneath the traditional Okinawan red-tiled eave. The rusty red bicycle was once actually used at a Japanese post office, now resting here as a decorative item.


The glass fishing buoy hangs near the entrance. A rusty retro lamp shade with bare light bulb creates a nostalgic atmosphere at the doorway on the right.   


This west side of the inn has every charm of a traditional Okinawan house; the red-tiled roof, broad eave, wooden pillars to support the eave, thin glass windows, the wooden shutters, an Okinawan lemon-lime tree on the left...are all part of the characteristic features you can find in many old residential houses in Okinawa.



Address: 3571 Imadomari, Nakijin Village, Okinawa, Japan