Published date: May 21, 2025
Everyone loves it! Okinawa's Enjoyment Plan⛱️
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
I stayed at EM Wellness Lifestyle Resort, a base for sightseeing in Okinawa. It was conveniently accessible by rental car, with free parking available.
This unique hotel is themed around 'fermentation,' and the restaurant on the first floor offers lunches and dinners using fermented ingredients, as well as cafe menus. The shop also has a rich selection of souvenirs.
Additionally, guests can use the large communal bath and sauna for free, and there is a paid stone bath available. The large bath area with a jet bath and muddy water was spacious, had an excellent view, and was very refreshing.
It’s definitely a place I would love to visit again on my next trip to Okinawa!
Experiences during the trip
On this trip to Okinawa, we traveled comfortably around the main island by rental car.
One stop during our drive with a sea view was Ikei Beach. The white, soft sandy beach and the endlessly transparent blue sea made me feel as if my heart was being untied. Even though it is a tourist spot, there were few people, allowing for a quiet time to face the sea.
At a roadside station on the way, we unexpectedly encountered delicious food. The Okinawa soba, which has a simple but rich flavor of dashi, and the 'Taco Mixed Soba' (a unique mixed soba topped with taco meat) that I tried for the first time were both delicious and became small highlights of the trip. While trying to suppress my desire for a second helping of these local flavors, we departed.
At the Aeon Mall near our accommodation, we browsed through a local supermarket filled with souvenirs and limited edition products. Even though we were on a trip, I was able to experience a bit of living there.
And to wrap up the trip, we visited Sefa-utaki and the Peace Memorial Park. Walking through the sacred place enveloped by the forest made me feel the depth of Okinawa's natural faith, and it was a cleansing experience for my heart that you cannot obtain from just sightseeing.
At the Peace Memorial Park, with the beautiful sea as a backdrop, I was reminded of the importance of peace, and I felt as though I could gently regain a sense I had almost forgotten in my daily life.