Discover Okinawa Episode 1: Why Okinawa is Japan’s hidden gem

Discover Okinawa Episode 1: Why Okinawa is Japan’s hidden gem

Good afternoon or good morning depending on where you’re dialing in from everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Sally Miles. I am the trade account manager for Okinawa for Australia and New Zealand. And joining me today as well I have Lawrence from Japan Airlines. So today we’re going to go through an introduction to Okinawa as a destination. Then we will give you an update on Japan Airlines. And at the end, we will have some time for Q&A. So if you have any questions as we go through, you can use the Q&A function or the chat function in this webinar and we’ll come through to those at the end. And finally, at the very end, we will have the prize draw. So I will go ahead and get underway with our content on Okinawa. All right. So, once again, welcome. My name is Sally. I am the trade account manager. And today, I’d like to introduce to you our incredible destination of Okinawa and really explain why I think it is Japan’s hidden gem. Firstly, Okinawa has some incredible culture and great outdoor adventures. Our main pillars are the Ryuku culture that we have here in Okinawa. Um, this is really intertwined with the Japanese culture that you can find throughout as well. Um, we also have of course the blue zone in Okinawa. So this coming back to this idea of longevity and this stems from the lifestyle that Okinawans live, the community that they experience and the incredible food in the region. There’s also a lot of great outdoor adventure in Okinawa, perhaps more than you might realize. It’s not all just beaches and relaxation. Of course, we do have that as well. But if you are an active traveler, there is lots to fill your cup here from active water sports like scuba diving and jet skiing and parasailing as well as some incredible hiking which you might not have expected. And I think Okinawa is really a fantastic jewel destination. Um it’s great in partnership with mainland Japan, but it does also stand alone. You have this intertwining of the traditional Ryuku culture and that Japanese culture as I mentioned before. As far as climate in Okinawa and when the best time to go is, Okinawa is a subtropical region of Japan, so it is fairly humid. Um, it does experience long summers and mild winters. Summer is generally that kind of May through August and the peak of that hot season there is July and August really where daytime highs can range into the mid30s and nights can even be as high as 30°. Winter is cooler but again it’s subtropical so it’s not cold really. Daytime temperatures from December through to spring and April and May hover around the low 20s and low temperatures at night rarely drop below 15. So, it’s very comfortable and really you can swim year round. We also have information on the Okinawa website about what kind of events are on through the year from whale watching in winter and vibrant hottie festivals in spring. um different flowers like sagar bana in summer and cultural events like karate celebrations and Asa festivals. So be sure to check that out to see what’s happening when your clients want to visit. So how do you get to Okinawa and where is it? So Okinawa is an archipelago, a chain of islands located in the very southern part of Japan, roughly halfway between Japan and Taiwan. Naha is the hub and then from there you can access the rest of the islands. There are lots of flights that come into Naha. Whether you’re flying in from Tokyo, Osaka, or Fukuoka, it’s only a couple hours flight. And if you’re coming in via other international destinations, going via Taipei, for instance, only an hour and a half. And then depending on where you’re coming through from, there are plenty of flight connectivities for other regions. A couple of other popular popular destinations within Okinawa include the Yayyama Islands down in the southwest of the prefecture and you can get direct flights actually to Ishigaki from mainland Japan or you can connect via Naha and similarly the Myako Islands um with the larger Mako Island itself as the main hub of this uh portion you can get direct flights from the mainland or connect through from Naha. But once you’re in Okinawa, you can get around either with inter island flights or fairies. I won’t spend too long on this as you can find these maps and more detailed information on the Okinawa website, but I do just want to highlight the destinations that I’ll be going into today. So, starting with that main island of Okinawa and then jumping down to Ishigaki and Mako Islands, these two regions can only be accessed by flights. And I’ll come back to that again a little bit later. Fairies are definitely the more popular way to explore around the islands and many of them can be done as day trips. So starting from Naha, you’ve got access to the Karama Islands and Kou Island. Up from the northern part of Okinawa main island, there are fairies that visit um some of the smaller islands up in the north. And then if you are out on Mako Island, there’s fairies to some of the regional islands around Mako Island. And then in the Yayyama Islands, there’s fairies that explore this region as well. And as you can see with these times here, getting around these islands doesn’t take very long at all, depending on whether you’re taking a flight, an express ferry, or a regular passenger or car ferry. So, who should be traveling to Okinawa? Well, many people know Okinawa as a beach destination. And certainly if you have a client that wants a flop and drop and just a beach resort with a little bit of Japanese and Ryuku culture, Okinawa is certainly suited to them. But it’s also great for those 20s to 30s active travelers who want to get engaged and get outdoors and pack a lot into their itinerary because there are a lot of activities that they can enjoy in Okinawa. For history and culture buffs, they can learn about the Ryuku history and the ancient Gusu Kingdom. There are some great UNESCO World Heritage sites and there’s also um some more modern World War II history as well. Repeat Japan travelers will gain a lot from exploring this new relatively undiscovered region of Japan and just generally speaking anyone who wants to experience something a bit off the beaten track. So, let’s get a bit into the regions of Okinawa and what there is to see and do in each part. We’ll start of course with Okinawa main island because this is where most people will travel to. Starting down on the southern part of Okinawa main island. This is kind of the hub of that Ryuku culture. Then as we come up into central Okinawa main island, you’ve got um some more outdoor adventures, some great shopping as well. And then coming up to northern Okinawa main island, there’s some more culture as well as one of our UNESCO natural world heritage sites. So, I’m going to go into this um a little bit more in a moment, but I also want to highlight how great it is to drive around Okinawa Main Island. The best way to get around really, I think, is by self-drive. It’s very easy to rent a car. The roads are wellmaintained. There’s lots of English signage. You can get a car with English GPS built in, and the car rental shop will help you switch that over. or of course most people will have um international SIM cards or pocket Wi-Fi, so you can use your smartphone, Google Maps or Apple Maps just like you would anywhere else. If you don’t want to drive though, the other options for getting around if you’re in the southern part of the main island, there is a mono rail that goes to some of the key sites. Otherwise, your options are basically buses and taxis. Okinawa is a more regional destination and doesn’t have any trains. So, southern Okinawa main island. This is where most people are going to start and perhaps spend the majority of their time because Naha, that red dot is the capital of Okinawa. That’s where most of the international as well as domestic flights will come into. So, this this is where people will use as their hub. A few of our great highlights around here include Nami Noer Shrine, which is the only swimming beach in the heart of Naha. As you can see, there’s this beautiful shrine up on top of the cliff overlooking the water. Um, it’s a great place to come and spend an afternoon, especially if you fly in in the morning and perhaps you have a tour that starts the next day and you just want to chill out for the afternoon. This is a great place to do it. Not too far away, you’ll find the international street, which I don’t have pictured here, but it’s a great place to pick up some Okinawan souvenirs and arts and crafts and lots of restaurants around there. Little bit further south, you’ll find the Gyokuendo Cave, which is the longest limestone cave in Okinawa. Um, does these beautiful illuminations throughout, and it’s a great place to just go and maybe get a little bit cooler as well, get out of the heat. And at Okinawa World, you will also find some um, hands-on arts and crafts experiences that you can try. So, this is great for kids. There is a um sacred site just across the way that is historically relevant with some of the archaeological digs that they have found there. So you can do a walking tour through there. Um and then if you go a little bit further south from there, you can also visit the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum which is down on the very southern tip. This region of Okinawa is also really the heart of the um Shuri region of ancient Ryukyu Kingdom. And you get a lot of that Ryuku culture there for woven throughout. So you can visit Shuri Castle Park which is one of our UNESCO world uh world cultural heritage sites. And you can if you’re there at the right time of year experience the Ryuku Kingdom Festival Shuri and learn a lot more about the um court culture of the day. See the different types of attire. Uh experience some of that traditional music as well. Then heading up into central Okinawa main island. If you’re driving, this will be about 30 minutes to an hour. There are some great um immersive sites here such as Ryuki Mura and Murasaki Mura. So Mura means uh village essentially. So these are some great traditional cultural villages where you can learn more about the traditional Okinawan architecture which has these kind of like lower stone walls. You’ll usually find a shea or guardian lion outside many homes and facilities. This is something that was brought over from China but has been kind of made in a more Okinawan style and is considered an icon of Okinawa. Um, if you want to get outdoors and do some coastal walks, the Cape Za Lighthouse is a beautiful place to visit. And there’s another UNESCO site here, the Katsurenjo or Katsuren Castle um uh ruins, which is an awesome place to explore and again learn a bit more about the historical village. If you like shopping, Mihama has some great shopping. And if you want to do some more hands-on crafts outside of say Ryukimura and Murasaki Mura, there’s the Yumitan Village that has a pottery center there. So, this is a great place to go and either shape some pottery or do some painting. Depending on what exactly you’re doing, they may be able to fire it and have it finished within a day or two so that you can do this at the beginning of your trip and have it ready before you depart or they may be able to ship it onwards for you. Moving up into the northern part of Okinawa Main Island. As you can see, this takes up a huge chunk of the island. Uh driving time therefore varies depending on exactly where you’re going. But about where that line is is kind of the heart of that northern Okinawa main island. That’s the Moto area and that’s roughly a 2-hour drive from Naha. If you go further north from there, you get into the uh Yambaru region. This is really the core of that blue zone that Okinawa is so well known for. So up in Yambaru, you can do some awesome hiking. You can get out on the water and do a kayak tour out amongst ancient mangrove forests. Um, and there’s also some great immersive cultural tours in this area that allow you to learn about some traditional cooking methods and speak to some of the octo and nonogenarians and learn about that way of life. up here. There’s also some islands like Cesoko Island, which you can access by bridge and Moto is also one of the ports that has some fairies that take 15 to 30 minutes to get out to some of these other um remoter islands or more regional islands rather. This area is also where you will find the Bis Fukugi treelined road. This is a beautiful place to spend an hour or two just strolling through. I will say it’s probably not best in the heat of summer because the reason the trees have been planted this way is to help protect the homes in this area from the strong winds of typhoons. So you actually don’t get a whole lot of breeze although it’s quite shaded. So this is a better place to explore say in winter or spring in some of those cooler months. In saying that you can still go in summer just make sure you’ve got plenty of water and maybe one of the little handheld cooling fans in this area. There’s some great cafes and a couple of little cultural museums that you can check out, too. Another highlight of this area is uh the Churra Umi Aquarium. Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of it, but this is considered one of the premier aquariums and marine research centers in Japan. Um, it is quite well known for the whale shark that they have, and it it the whale shark is one of the icons of Okinawa as well. So, this is a great place definitely to visit for kids. And as you can see, you can kind of loop a lot into a one-day drive up to this region if that’s what you wanted to do. There’s also a brand new theme park called Junglia, which has just opened up here in the just kind of the middle there, just the southern bit of the Yambaru region. Um, great for the adventure seekers as there’s like zip lines and these skywalks. Um, and some dinosaur theming throughout. It’s also home to Japan’s largest infinity spa. So definitely something to check out. Moving on to some of our regional islands now. The Kurama Islands are accessible by ferry from Naha. The express ferry is about 40 minutes and the regular ferry takes about 2 hours. These are some of the great beaches for those who want to just kind of explore and relax on the beach and take a coastal walk but don’t necessarily want to stay at a resort. Although Zami Island does have um some accommodation and you can camp here as well. These are the islands that we usually recommend to those who are staying in Naha, but want to visit another kind of white sand beach. Do some snorkeling, maybe a little bit of scuba diving, cuz there is uh quite a lot of coral out this way. And you can also get off the beach. There’s some boardwalks and observatories that you can hike to on Zami and Tokashki. Um, this is not a typo. Tokashiku Beach is on Tokashiki Island. Tokashi Ki is great if you want to go snorkeling with sea turtles and enjoy some marine sports, including kayaking. And you can even kayak across to some of the smaller uninhabited islands that are just off the coast of Tokashiki. Kou Island is another popular island to visit. This is considered a little bit more of a resort island because it’s either a 35minut flight or 3 to 4h hour ferry from Naha. So, this isn’t so much of a day trip as you’d head out there and spend a couple of nights. You can explore marine life in the tidal pools, hike on mountain trails, or wind down here with yoga on the beach. Many of the resorts offer massages and spa treatments. So, definitely a place to really wind down. Um, you can enjoy forest bathing, explore and learn about the island’s wildlife. And there’s even a forest here, the Nibbuti forest, which is part of the wetlands registered under the Ramsar convention. For a few weeks during the summer season each year as well, there are direct flights operated out of Haneda airport. Otherwise, you’d need to go via Naha. The Mako Islands are uh a group of small, mostly uninhabited islands surrounding that larger Makco Island, which I’ve highlighted in orange here. Many of those smaller islands are actually connected to the main island via bridges like you see with that Iikma ohashi up there and it’s surrounded by some of Okinawa’s largest coral reefs. So, so if you’ve got clients who are into scuba diving or really into snorkeling, this is the place to go. Also, if you have any clients who are into triathlons, Makoima is a must visit. This happens every year in April. There’s also an incredible marine park that has underwater observation rooms. So, the facility is obviously built up on the coast and you can enter from ground level and come on down and look through and see the ocean directly in front of your eyes if you want to get underwater, but not necessarily scuba or snorkel. There are also a couple of fairies from Mako Island to a couple of its nearby islands. Up on the north, it’s only a 15minute ferry across to Oami Island. And down on the south, it’s about a two-hour ferry over to Tama Island. The Yayyama Islands are the last region that I’m going to introduce today. And as you can see, this is the big cluster of islands around the main Ishigaki Island, but I’m going to focus on four main regions. So, let’s scale this back a little bit just to highlight the main ones here. As I mentioned, Ishigaki Island is the hub here and it and the na the neighboring larger island are part of the Iomote Ishigaki National Park here on either of these islands. Um, but starting with Ishigaki, you can enjoy water sports. So, again, that’s scuba diving, snorkeling, kaying. Um there are glass-bottomed boat tours. Ishigaki Island does have an international dark sky park. Um one of the really interesting things here is that there are no or very few jet streams that go above the island. So because of that, the stars don’t actually twinkle as such. They just kind of hang still in the sky, which is really a sight to see. Here you can actually see as well 84 out of the 88 known constellations. So definitely something incredible for the stargazers. On Ishiaki, you can find facilities where you can enjoy musical performances like the sunshin, which is a Japanese threest string or the Okinawan threested banjo as it’s so-called, which is a traditional Okinawan instrument. Um, can check out the Ishigakiaki pottery. And really, again, Ishigaki is where you’re going to find the most accommodation and your flight connectivity. It’s about a 1-hour flight to Ishigaki from Naha or 2 to three hours or so from Kyushu or from Tokyo. The next island, if we come sort of down to the bottom here, Takitoi Island is that little one just off the coast of Ishigaki. Here you’ll find traditional townscapes. Again, those stone walls and the sheesaw guardian lions. You can take a cart ride through the village and learn more about that traditional culture. But there’s also some great hiking here with a few beautiful waterfalls on the island. Moving across to Iomote Island. Here you can kayak again through mangrove forests or hike and trek through primeval jungle trails. This is great in spring to check out the fireflies. So that’d be around the probably late April, early May, possibly into June. Uh there’s a small island just off the coast of Irriote on the east side called Yubu Island, which is home to a butterfly garden and beautiful walking trails, and you can actually cross on foot at low tide. Mote is about a 1-hour ferry from Ishigaki Island, and there are multiple departures per day. The last one in this uh cluster that I’m going to introduce is Yonaguni Island. This one is about a 4hour ferry from Ishigaki and it only operates twice a week. However, there’s also a flight from Ishigaki which takes about 30 minutes and you can fly from Naha which is about an hour and a half. So why would you go to Yonauni if it’s so hard to access? I say so hard. There is a direct flight from Naha but one of the key things on Yonaguni is the underwater megalithic structures which is kind of known known as Japan’s Atlantis. So, an absolute must visit for anyone who’s into scuba diving. If you’re not so much a scuba diver, but you love to get into the water, Yonaguni is a place where you can swim with hammerhead sharks. And if you just kind of want to relax a little bit after a day out in the water, enjoy sunsets at Cape Idaki and hike up to the Kuba Kubarabi cliffs. You can actually see Taiwan from up there on a clear day. and the really unique Yonauni horse, which is almost like a pony. It’s so small that only kids can actually ride. So, there is a lot to do in Okinawa, and we’ve only really just scratched the surface. So, I hope that episode one here has inspired you to want to learn more about this beautiful region of Japan. My details are here, and I will also be sending a follow-up. So if you ever need any information or more assistance, please reach out with any queries. If you have any questions for me, again, you can pop them into the Q&A and I will come to them at the end. But for now, I am going to hand over to Lawrence to give you an update on Japan Airlines. Thank you, Sally. uh having visited the place by myself, I can vouch it is one different destination in Japan comparing to the other prefectures. So yeah, it is recommended worthwhile. Okay. Um hi everyone, my name is Lauren Cetra Singer. I’m from Japan Airlines, part of the sales team. I’m based here in Sydney. So, I’m going to talk about before we talk about how do we get there, I’m just going to give you a bit of a background on who we are and what what we have to offer. Uh, next slide, please, Sally. Thank you. So, we are an airline um established back in the 1950s. Uh we are probably one of the one of the first carriers to operate international services. Uh today we fly to 405 airports connecting 66 countries in the regions and we to Australia uh come next week the 1st of October marks 56 years of continuous service. Now that’s something that we pride ourself um the commitment to the Australian market um since the time we started the Sydney flights especially uh we’ve kept operating them all year round uh during that period. So we are a one world partner. So obviously if you are a one world uh member your airline credits status credits uh points can be acrewed and earned on our flights. Next slide please. Sorry. Uh the slide here actually shows our fleet structure. Uh so as you can see um um most of the aircrafts we own them rather than leasing them. Uh but our fleet uh heads up the most of them by 787-900 series and also we have 800 series. I will talk a little bit more about the differences. uh and the rest is made out of uh Boeing 77300 ERS which we are facing off soon. Our new fleet structure is A3501000s. Um so as you can see we’ve got six of them uh in operation at the moment. Uh they’re mostly operated out of Anita to Europe and to the US. Next slide please. Okay. So these are the different type of aircrafts that we are operating to Australia. So the one you see on the top is a uh Boeing 787-9 which is heavily loaded with business and premium economy. Uh we have 44 in business and 35 in premium economy and only 116 in economic class. And the one in the middle that you see is our trip 7300 series. Uh we have uh eight first class cabins and we have 49 in economic class and 40 in premium economy and the rest 147 is economic class. So this makes us uh the only carrier to offer a firstass product in the Sydney to Haneda direct route. The last one you see there down the bottom is a current aircraft that is service out of Melbourne which is a 787-8 which has only business and economic class. Next slide. And the next one here is our network. Um so our global network reaches out to Europe uh and uh America in the in the in the Pacific and we cover we connect about 11 cities in the US and four in Europe and the rest is all in Asia. Uh now as you can see um we do have uh a great connections beyond and I will go through on the next slide about our domestic network. Thanks Sally. Okay. Um as you can see being a flag carrier in Japan uh we pretty much connect um to every corner in Japan. That’s our network which is partly combined operated by our partner carriers including Jetster Japan which we partly own. Next slide Sally. Now here you see our first class product. So these are the first class suites we call them. Uh they are wooden suites. Um comes with massive TV screens and Sline blankets and and the full works with that. Next slide. Sally um this is our business class what you are seeing here it’s a fully live flatbed uh the unique configuration of our business class is anywhere you sit you have your private aisle access um that’s something that we thrive on our product offering um next slide Sally our premium economy uh premium economy is uh offered on both type of aircrafts Um and the unique offering of our premium economy is our business class lounge access. Uh I think not many carriers offer that these days. So um we are proud to offer those in our entire network. As long as you have a premium economic ticket, you will be able to access the lounge in the entire network. Next slide, Sally. Uh this one here, you see our economic class seating. uh you can see that we have won so many awards um in that in the last seven years. That is purely because we have thought through and come up with a product that offers a unique differentiation from other carriers where we have we focus comfort as our major priority. So that’s why you see our seat pitches are 84 cm to 86 width. Next one please S. Now in our business class and first class we offer both Japanese cushine and also western cuisine. Thank you. And the next one slide. Okay. These are our lounges. So we have two types of lounge. Um we have a first class lounge in Narita International. Uh, next one, Sally. And that’s our first class lounge in Haneda. Now, the first class lounge can be accessed by first class ticket holders and any one world emerald members. Next one, Sally. Now, this one here is our Sakura Lounge in Narita Airport. And next one, S. And this is secular lounge in the Hanida airport. Again, these airport these lounges can be accessed by all our business class and premium economy passages. Thanks, Sally. Our airs and schedules. So, we have published fairs uh available to access um or through your travel agency you can access our fairs. Um we are part of one world as I mentioned. So uh we connect with our one world partner carriers from other parts of the world, other parts of Australia into Sydney and Melbourne and then to Tokyo and beyond. Now our Melbourne flights um departs in the morning. Um currently we have three times a week from the summer schedule coming up we are going up to daily services from October onwards. Similarly, our uh Sydney service um we have a daily service operated by a 787 aircraft which will go with a trip 7 aircraft uh with more capacity from 1st of October onwards. In terms of connecting with uh Nah Naha airport um we have about 13 flights departing out of Hanida airport each day. Uh flight time takes about two hours and 40 minutes. Uh and we also have connections to Isidaki uh two flights a day and also from Narita airport we operate with our partner carriers um Jets Japan. Next one please sell. Now our baggage allowance again this is um a point of difference for us. Um we offer three bags 32 kilos each for first and business and for premium economy and economic class passengers we offer two bags 23 kilos uh plus on carryon we offer two pieces um first bag 10 kilos and a handbag or a laptop to carry so in terms of the allowance we are more generous um and and that’s our product differentiation as well. Next one please. We do have our mobile apps that you can access your itinary and flight times uh on your travel. Next one please Sally. Uh this slide here talks about the awards and accolades that we have won in the past. So as you can see that I’ve gone through some of that stuff um which makes us different in terms of our product offering and the value that we provide for our customers. And next one please Sally. Last but the least one uh this is our agency support contact. Um so if you are a travel agent um you can register yourself and receive access to our information product policies procedures etc. And if you are a customer who seeking some information please feel free to log into the website and access as much as information you can. Now with that said I can conclude my presentation now. So if there is any questions, comments you have, uh please, this is the opportunity for you to share. Fantastic. Thank you so much, Lawrence. That was great. Having flown Japan Airlines and used the Sakura Lounge myself, I can certainly vouch for the incredible service that you get on board. And I’ve got to say, the curry in the J lounge, absolutely fantastic. It’s not a visit to the lounge without it. Um, so it looks like we have just a couple of questions here. One for me and one for Lawrence. So I will go ahead and take the first one from Braden. Uh, do I have any suppliers on hand to make bookings with for Okinawa? Absolutely, Braden. I will reach out to you. And for anyone else who’s looking for suppliers, please feel free to contact me. I can either connect you with a DMC in Japan if you’re looking to make bookings directly. So, I have a list of some that specialize in Okinawa. Or if you’re wanting to know which wholesalers in Australia have some great product in Okinawa, I can certainly connect you with that as well. Lawrence, our question for you is also from Braden about whether Jel has any plans to start flights from Brisbane. I know this is a tricky one, but do you have anything in your crystal ball about this? Thank you, Braden, for your question. Um, no, not at the moment, unfortunately. Um, so we have no plans in the in the in the near future um to operate any services. Well, hopefully then in the not too distant future, we’d certainly love to see more. I think so. I’m I’m optimistic about that. Yeah. Yeah. Beautiful. All right. Well, if anyone else thinks of any questions, of course, please feel free at any time to either reach out to myself for anything Okinawa, to Lawrence for anything Japan Airlines, and if you need help with anything, certainly we’re both here to assist.

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