Tropical islands in Japan

As this is my first blog page, I introduce my favorite place in Japan. That is Iriomote Island, Okinawa Pref.. The island is about 2000km to the Southwest from Tokyo. So, it is quite near Taiwan. I will show you several interesting aspects of the Island in terms of its culture and nature from today. Today is the beach. Unlike your image of Japanese sea, the water and the white sand are impressively beautiful. The degree of the water tranparency is one of the highest in the world. You just lay back and relax on the beach without any noise (like Thailand or Bali)!