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Marine Environmental Education learning from Snorkeling in Okinawa
Diving Shop Natural Blue 

Genre Nature
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Offering a lecture about marine environment, organisms, and its ecosystems in early session. Participating not only snorkeling tours, but also Beach Clean activities at field work for giving some opportunities to realize the current status of nature. Topics are flexible to change depending on schools.

Location Northern area
Cape Maeda(469-1, Maeda, Onna Village, Okinawa)
Phone number +81-90-9497-7374

Marine Environmental Education learning from Diving in Okinawa
Diving Shop Natural Blue 

Genre Nature
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Offering a lecture about marine environment, organisms, and its ecosystems in early session. Participating not only diving tours, but also Beach Clean activities at field work for giving some opportunities to realize the current status of nature. Topics are flexible to change depending on schools.

Location Northern area
Cape Maeda(469-1, Maeda, Onna Village, Okinawa)
Phone number +81-90-9497-7374

Farming
NPO Corporation Ogimi Marugoto Tourism Association 

Genre Industry
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There are half-day and full-day programs so that students can learn about the joys and difficulties of farming by helping out farmers in Ogimi Village.

Location Northern area
1357-18 Taminato, Ogimi Village, Okinawa
Phone number +81-980-44-1960

Okinawan Brown Sugar Making
Okinawa-Kokuto 

Genre Industry
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Visitors can try their hand at making sweet and delicious unrefined brown sugar (feerequired). During the visit, a tour is provided of the sugar plant to describe the entire process through which the brown sugar is made from sugarcane.

Location Central area
2822-3 Zakimi, Yomitan Village, Okinawa
Phone number +81-98-958-4005

Minsa Weaving
Mineya Kobou

Genre Industry
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The Mineya Weaving Center explains the production process based on the history of traditional Yaeyama hand-weaving.Visitors can actually experience weaving Yaeyama minsa and Kusagi dyeing.

Location Remote island
1129-2 Wakugawahara, Arakawa, Ishigaki City, Okinawa
Phone number +81-980-83-0039

Fishing
Yomitan Village Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association

Genre Industry
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Students can experience the fishing industry at the largest stationary net in Okinawa Prefecture. They have the chance to see up close how fishermen arrange the nets, haul up fish and process them.

Location Northern area
33 Toya, Yomitan Village, Nakagami District, Okinawa
Phone number +81-98-956-1640

Okinawa Bullfight Experience (Uruma City)
Uruma City Tourism & Local Products Association

Genre History / Culture
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An example of traditional culture with roots in farmers’ entertainments. Split up into teams and cheer your bull on!

Location Northern area
2298-1 Ishikawa, Urume City, Okinawa
Phone number +81-98-860-5780

Traditional Culture Experience
Ishigaki Yaima Village 

Genre History / Culture
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This theme park is a re-creation of old Yaeyama. In addition to having a chance to wear Ryukyu traditional outfit and painting shisa pottery, visitors can see more than 50 squirrel monkeys.

Location Remote island
967-1 Nagura, Ishigaki City, Okinawa
Phone number +81-980-82-8798

Experiencing Island Lifestyle
Kumejima Town Tourism Association

Genre History / Culture
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The Association offers a variety of hands-on programs so that students can interact with Kume Islanders while walking through the Nibuchi forest, exploring the Yajiyaa caves, learning to play Sanshin, or even making snacks.

Location Remote island
Tourism Information Center “I-fu” 160-57 Higa, Kumejima Town, Okinawa
Phone number +81-98-851-7973

Sailboat “Sabani”
Ichimarine

Genre History / Culture
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Visitors ride in a traditional wooden sailboat in Itoman, the “uminchu (fisherman)” village.This experience builds a cooperative spirit as everyone works together to row the boat together.

Location Southern area
101 Palace Yuuna 1-37-2 Nishizaki, Itoman City, Okinawa
Phone number +81-98-994-1419