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James Knott hikes a little further on Route 58 in Okinawa – this time from Hentona to Ogimi by way of Okuma. See Japan’s largest spider, the unique tombs and the beautiful blue beaches.

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I leave the hotel in HoN Tona early the next day to walk along the coast – Oh gimme the ocean summons me to the shore waiting in the calm sea I paused to appreciate my surroundings weathered fragments of coral mixed with the sand I’m heading out onto a sugarcane covered

Peninsula if you look closely in the quiet surroundings you can find some interesting creatures this giant wood spider is not only the largest spider in Japan it also spins the largest web its leg span is about the size of my open hand at the tip of the peninsula is

Kumamoto give me next got about 15 kilometers to walk besides the Akula military recreation facility which you cannot enter there’s a Jil resort with inviting beaches that is popular with Japanese tourists Okuma is a quaint village with a few houses and Gardens as I get closer to a gimme encounter

Village is more often but there’s still plenty of undeveloped wilderness along the side of the road occasionally you will see a path heading up the side of the hill you will almost always find a tune or haka as it’s known in Japanese buried in the side of the hill

These haka are scattered all over the hillsides and along roads throughout Okinawa usually in small groups or cemeteries known as Boujis there is usually an altar of some sort at the entrance and many times you can find gifts that are left to the ancestors to enjoy ancestral worship is a huge part

Of Okinawan religious beliefs with the steamy subtropical air and abundance of open beaches and shocks that I never see any swimmers but I don’t let that stop me from cooling on I still can’t get over how blue this water is it’s so inviting I think I’m going to have to

Take a dip the water on my feet is very soothing after two days of walking I arrived in Akemi which is known for having the highest concentration of hundred-year-old people on earth it’s still early so I decided to take a bus to naki jean village to see my family

I’m James not thanks for watching this video don’t forget to check out my other videos about traveling to Okinawa coming up in the future videos about Okinawan bullfighting naki gene castle the world war ii peace memorial and much more in the meantime don’t forget to rate comment and subscribe to my videos

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29 Comments

  1. I went to Ishigakijima a couple of years ago and loved it. I didn't expect the main island to have quite as much unspoilt beauty as your video shows. No wonder the people live past a hundred! I hope the governments of the world wake up in time to take radical measures against global warming or else these natural treasures of the world and, perhaps more importantly, the people, are going to get battered by increasingly strong typhoons, not to mention rising sea levels.

    Nice video!

  2. After this episode I will probably be getting more to the surroundings that you were probably expecting. Okinawa seems in greater danger from rising sea levels, since they keep reclaiming land to build close to the sea. A major storm could really wreak havoc on the island.

  3. Hey AgileH!

    These are great. I like the attempt to get to the further regions of the island and the background of how you needed to traverse the terrain.

  4. Jay!!! What's up? Glad you got to see my videos. What have you been up to? Okinawa 6 should be ready on Monday or Tuesday, so don't forget to tune in.

  5. In the cities and the military bases I doubt that you would find many bugs like that, but they are in some of the more rural areas. The good news is that if you leave them alone, then they will leave you alone. They aren't harmful at all and provide some great services.

  6. I hear that the spider bites are mildly poisonous like most spider venom, but definitely not fatal. They hurt because the fangs of the spider are so big. Thanks for subscribing.

  7. Sorry. I'm back in Ohio now. I think we went to Yaedake, but I didn't get any good video. I'm going to be making 14 more videos, so you should subscribe so you can see lots of other places in Okinawa.

  8. I'm sure there is a difference, but I live in Ohio, I don't speak Japanese very well and I've only been to Japan once, so it's hard for me to hear the difference. Maybe you could post a video response where you pronounce it both ways, so I can hear what you are talking about. I have another video about Tijuana and get crap for that all the time for mispronouncing that name too. What can I say, I have an Ohio accent no matter what foreign language I'm butchering.

  9. Okinawa is so beautiful, pity about the presence of US military (who are basically UNWELCOME world-wide…)

  10. The Japanese govt, is based in TOKYO, thousands of miles away from Okinawa. Okinawans dont like that either. They complain to the Japn. govt. all the time, nothing seems to change.

    I think they should have their land back, especially as Obama is now persident…….. time to withdraw from Asia.

  11. The states DRAINS the Japanese economy , with unpaid loans, etc.

    The U.S. doesn't offer safety, their main goal is to stay in Asia forever with their neo-colonial power.

    Okinawans were happy at the prospect of someone sensible coming into the whitehouse, but now they realized Obama's foreign policies, they are already very disappointed.

  12. You are always full of kind words. I hope you like my future videos. Not sure what they will be yet.

  13. Awesome vid! I lived in Hama (the village next to Hentona) for 8 months, and I spent half of my freetime just biking up and down the highway to Iji and back, stopping at certain beaches along the way. Brings back fond memories.

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