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Iriomote

Gordon:  Our guidebook says "If you visit only one of the Yaeyama islands (the islands of the Ishigaki group) make it Iriomote.  This is where the wild things roam".  An invitation like that cannot be ignored, so we are spending most of a week on this...
A Japanese House

A Japanese House

Ruth: We are spending three nights at Uncle's House near the end of the Motobu peninsula. It is located on a hill just above a small fishing village, overlooking the sea.  From the outside it resembles many modern houses in Japan: unattractive and utilitarian....

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Motobu

Motobu

December 13, 2025 - Kumejima to Onna, Okinawa - 41 kms - Best Western Okinawa Onna Beach December 14, 2025 - Onna to Kouki Beach - 30 kms - Best Western Okinawa Kouki Beach December 15, 2025 - Kouki Beach to Motobu - 35 kms - "Uncles House" house rental December 16,...

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I could stay Here

I could stay Here

December 11, 2025: Kumejima - 12 km day ride - EN Resort  December 12, 2025: Kumejima - 29 km day ride - EN Resort - Total distance cycled: 144 kms Ruth: It's hard to leave. Today we once again let the morning ferry depart without us and booked another night. We...

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Kumejima

Kumejima

December 8, 2025 - Kume Island - 24 km day ride - EN Resort December 9, 2025 - Kume Island - 26 km day ride - EN Resort December 10, 2025 - Kume Island - 35 km day ride - EN Resort - cycling total: 103 kms - Island count: 3 (Okinawa, Kumejima and Oujima) Gordon: ...

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Japan’s South West Islands

Japan’s South West Islands

December 4, 2025 - Hotel at Haneda Airport, Tokyo December 5, 2025 - Chura Gahna House Tsubogawa Naha December 6, 2025 - 8 kms city ride - Chura Gahna House Tsubogawa Naha December 7, 2025 - Naha to Kumejima by ferry - EN Resort - 10 kms (trip total: 18 kms) Gord and...

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