Deliciously remote Taketomi requires a big effort to reach from Naha, but there’s really nowhere else in Japan like it in terms of atmosphere, and this newly built resort perfectly complements the landscape. Set inside the national park, it…

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The newest and most luxurious of Okinawa’s select band of five stars is this beautiful hotel overlooking Nago Bay, in the far north of the island. Part of the American-owned Ritz-Carlton group, it is surrounded by a manicured 18-hole golf c…

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Overlooking remote Tsukigahama Beach, the Nirankanai is a mid-size, five-star resort at an incredible location on the tip of the island’s mangrove-covered northern peninsula. Boasting 140 rooms arrayed over four floors, it has all the facil…

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