Explore Okinawa Ocean: Kayak interview
[Explore Okinawa Ocean]
Iriomote Island is covered by subtropical plants and mangrove, and the water which surrounds the Island is extremely clear.
We interviewed Satoru Yahata, a marine adventurer, about the allure of kayaking and Iriomote Island which has pristine wilderness.
[Location]
-Nakamagawa river
It is said that the mangrove forests in Japan amount to approximately 600 hectares. About 160 hectares or 25% of that grows in the Nakamagawa river basin.
The mangrove forest located by the river basin is the “Nakamagawa Nature Preservation Area” and is a precious spot that’s designated as a National Treasure. Nakamagawa offers popular eco-tours such as the “Nakamagawa Mangrove Cruise” where visitors can observe this precious mangrove forest up close on a cruise boat, “Jungle Trekking”, “Mudflat Observation”, and “Nakamagawa Canoe Tours.
-Haemida Beach
One of Iriomote Island’s longest beaches located about 3 kilometers from “Toyohara”, the final destination of Iriomote Island’s prefectural highway. It’s the perfect spot for combing the beach to collect uniquely shaped coral fragments or floating objects.
The beach sand is fine and the waters are shallow, making it suitable for swimming, but there are no restrooms and very few shaded areas, so it’s not a location to stay long hours. There are no shops and visitors are recommended to use rental cars.
-Barasu Island
Barasu Island is located off the coast of Uehara Port and is made of coral fragments. Colorful fish and coral reef can be observed from up close around the island. The location is recommended for snorkeling and swimming.
西表島で最も美しいビーチ 南風見田の浜 The most beautiful sandy beach in Iriomote.
西表島で最も美しいとされる南風見田の浜です。
南風見田（はえみだ）
okinawa iriomote island
Haemida beach
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西表島でカヤック＆キャンプ- ベースキャンプを探せ！Kayak&Camp in Iriomote island Day 1 Find my base camp!
【English follows】
フォールディングカヤックという折りたたみ式のカヤックとキャンプ用品やドローン、GoProなどを持って、沖縄の島々などを回っています。 前回までは慶良間諸島が続いていましたが、今回は、沖縄県の西表島にシーカヤックを持ってキャンプに行きました。初西表島でした。
その1日目です。
天気はあいにくの雨スタートで、事前に少しは調べたものの、さほどは情報を集めてなかったせいもあり、手探りでレンタカーを走らせながらキャンプ場を周ってベースキャンプを探しました。
当初は、南風見田キャンプ場がいいかなと思っていたのですが、カヤックや荷物を運ぶには、ビーチまで少し距離がある点、キャンプ場の一番ビーチよりからは、バラ線で敷地が囲われているため、カヤックや荷物を運んでだとかなり歩かざるを得ない（もし抜け道があって、そんなことはないんだよというのがあれば、知りたいです）点から南風見田キャンプ場は諦めて、星砂の浜にあるキャンプ場（実はここは小道の左右にそれぞれ別個のキャンプ場が隣接しています。海に向かって左側は冬場はやっていません）に向かいました。当初は誰もいなかったので、やってないのかなと思いましたが、ビーチの下見をしてから戻ったら、キャンプ場のおじさんが火を焚いていたので、声をかけて使わせて頂けることに。
風も強く、雨も降っていたので、「こんな中キャンプするの？大丈夫？」と心配されましたが、キャンプ経験だけは豊富なので、そこは2つ返事で、「大丈夫です！」と。
沖縄、海、キャンプ、カヤック、ドローンなど主にアウトドアに興味のある方の参考になればうれしいです。
まだアップロード動画が少ないので、過去の動画リンクを以下載せておきます。
■那覇から慶良間までカヤックでアイランドホッピング（トータルでは100キロ位漕ぎました）
■友人との慶良間キャンプ
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2日目 前半
2日目 後半
3日目 ①
3日目 ②
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【English】
I have a folding kayak,camping equipment, camping equipment ,Drone and Gopro and travel around the islands of Okinawa.
Until the last time the Kerama Islands continued, but this time I went to the camp with a sea kayak on Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
It's first time to go Iriomote island.
It is the first day.
The weather was unfortunately rain, and although I checked a little in advance, I didn't gather much information about Iriomote, so I groped around the campsite and searched for a base camp while driving a rental car.
Initially, I thought that Haemida Camping Site would be nice, but to carry kayaks and luggage, there is a little distance to the beach. From the point that I have to walk quite a bit if I carry kayaks and luggage (if there is a bypass, there is no such thing, I would like to know). I gave up and headed for a campsite on the beach of Hoshizuna (in fact, there are separate campsites on the left and right(toward the sea) of the path, but the left side camp site is closed in winter ).
At first, nobody was there, so I wondered if I wasn't doing camp, but when I came back after watching the beach, the owner at the campsite was burning a fire, so I asked to use camp site and he said O.K.
The wind was strong and it was raining, so he(
Owner) saed, Would you like to camp in such condition? Is it OK?
As I have much experience about camp and kayak, so I said “It’O.K. no problem”.
I would be glad if it would be useful for those who are mainly interested in the outdoors, such as Okinawa, the sea, camping, kayaking, drone.
Since there are still few uploaded videos, I will post the past video links below.
■ Island hopping by kayak from Naha to Kerama (All about 100 km kayaking)
■ Kerama camp with friends
Day 1
Day 2 First half
Day 2 latter half
Day 3 ①
Day 3 ②
Day 4
Day 5
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