{"id":10746,"date":"2016-01-01T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.insidejapantours.com\/?p=10746"},"modified":"2015-12-29T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T14:53:57","slug":"5-reasons-to-visit-iriomote-japans-jungle-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/01\/5-reasons-to-visit-iriomote-japans-jungle-island\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons to visit Iriomote: Japan&#8217;s jungle island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10746\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p><strong>IJT&#8217;s Rachel recently swapped drizzly Bristol for the beautiful, sunny climes of Iriomote Island, part of the Okinawa Archipelago. Here are her top 5 reasons to give it a go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Japan for me has always been about the mix of rural and urban; how in just a few short hours you can go from the bright lights and hyperactivity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/tokyo\/\">Tokyo<\/a> to watching the snow monkeys bathe in their rural setting high up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/japan-alps\/\">Japanese Alps<\/a>. I love the way that one night you can find yourself in a capsule hotel in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/osaka\/\">Osaka<\/a>, then the next night you can be staying in a temple with Buddhist monks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/mount-koya\/\">Mount Koya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On my most recent trip I wanted to see another side of Japan: tropical Japan. Well, subtropical anyway. Reachable from Tokyo in just half a day via a simple plane and boat journey combo, I decided an Okinawan island would be my destination of choice &#8211; more specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/iriomote\/\">Iriomote Island<\/a>, which is well-known for its thick jungles and beautiful scenery.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five reasons why you should follow in my footsteps and discover Japan&#8217;s jungle island for yourself!<\/p>\n<h2>1. Snorkelling, trekking and kayaking\u2026 all in one day!<\/h2>\n<p>Iriomote is famous for its waterfalls, and a trek through the lush green paths to Pinaisara Falls can easily be combined with a few hours of kayaking amongst mangroves and snorkelling just off the beaches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10749\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734.jpg\" alt=\"Trekking to Pinaisara Waterfall\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1734-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trekking to Pinaisara Waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2. Beautiful beaches<\/h2>\n<p>All over the island there are little coves and inlets with great beaches &#8211; and as you can see, they&#8217;re often completely deserted! Some of the beaches even have tiny grains of star-shaped sand, called <em>hoshizuna <\/em>in Japanese.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10756\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Deserted beaches on Iriomote\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/iriomote-beach.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deserted beaches on Iriomote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>3. Water buffalo rides<\/h2>\n<p>This was one of the highlights of my time visiting Iriomote. Though it was pretty touristy it was something totally unique that I never thought I would do in Japan. I especially enjoyed sitting on the cart whilst the driver sung and played traditional music to us.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10751\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775.jpg\" alt=\"Taking a water buffalo cart ride on the beach\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1775-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking a water buffalo cart ride on the beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762.jpg\" alt=\"Buffalo friend\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1762-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10752\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805.jpg\" alt=\"Our friendly buffalo driver\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1805-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our friendly buffalo driver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>4. Island hopping to Taketomi<\/h2>\n<p>The small Island of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/taketomi\/\">Taketomi<\/a> is just half an hour&#8217;s ferry ride from Iriomote. Whilst Iriomote is jungle-like with its mangroves, waterfalls and rugged coves &#8211; Taketomi is more tranquil with long white sandy beaches and buildings mainly built of coral. For me, a former resident of the Maldives myself, it was reminiscent of a small Maldives island. Beautiful!#<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10753\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854.jpg\" alt=\"Lovely white sand on Taketomi\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1854-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lovely white sand on Taketomi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857.jpg\" alt=\"Taketomi\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1857-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10755\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860.jpg\" alt=\"Coral walls and traditional buildings on Taketomi\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1860-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral walls and traditional buildings on Taketomi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>5. Life moves at its own pace&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>As a non-driver I had no choice but to use the public buses on Iriomote. For such a remote little island, it&#8217;s hardly surprising that the buses are hard work and rather too infrequent! If you can, I do highly recommend renting a car instead. Luckily, car hire is very easy and the roads (I should say road, as there&#8217;s just one main road) are extremely quiet.<\/p>\n<p>On the plus side, I did have a little chuckle on the bus when the driver announced that we would be making an impromptu stop\u2026 to allow the box turtle to safely cross the road! 10 minutes further on we had another stop so the driver could buy some fruit from the street stall. So as you can see, things move at their own pace on Iriomote. Expect the unexpected!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10757\" style=\"width: 658px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/toitle.jpg\" alt=\"Turtle crossing!\" width=\"658\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/toitle.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/toitle-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/toitle-390x370.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/toitle-510x484.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtle crossing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Rachel is a travel consultant in our Bristol office, and spent a year living in the chilly reaches of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-regions\/hokkaido\/\">Hokkaido<\/a> &#8211; Japan&#8217;s northernmost main island. Quite frankly worlds away from sunny Iriomote! If you have been inspired to visit the subtropical side of Japan, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/self-guided-japan-holidays\/i-jihc\/japan-island-hopping\/\">Japan Island-Hopping<\/a> Self-Guided Adventure for inspiration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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