{"id":189,"date":"2020-05-15T14:47:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T05:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2020-08-17T13:19:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T04:19:00","slug":"concept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inblock\">\n<div class=\"page_top_block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><span>Educational Travel in Okinawa <br class=\"pc\" \/>Develops the Life Skills<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"title_bar2\">Learn, Experience and Create a Future in Okinawa<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the warm mild climate and rich natural environment only found in southern islands, Okinawa, which rises south of the Japanese archipelago, has many attractions including its history and traditional culture, which have undergone unique transitions. It is also an extraordinary place for studying peace as many battle sites remain along with the availability of other experiences only obtainable in Okinawa.<br \/>\nWhy not have a worthwhile experience learning in close rapport with students of the same generation and the people of Okinawa?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inblock\">\n  <!--\n\n<h3 class=\"title_bar\"><span>Why is Okinawa a special destination for educational travel?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n--><\/p>\n<div class=\"boxblock\">\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/concept-01-1_2020.jpg\">\n        <\/div>\n<h4>1. Acclaimed worldwide<\/h4>\n<h5>Precious natural environment<\/h5>\n<p>Ocean water with world-class clarity is here in Okinawa along with verdant forests abounding in biodiversity where many rare creatures live, and a rich natural environment still remains today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/concept-3.jpg\">\n        <\/div>\n<h4>2. Close to other Asian countries<\/h4>\n<h5>Precious natural environment<\/h5>\n<p>Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul and other major Asian cities are located within a radius of 1,500km from the prefectural capital Naha. Access to Okinawa is very convenient as it is the closest region of Japan to other Asian countries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/concept-03.jpg\">\n        <\/div>\n<h4>3. Interspersed around the prefecture<\/h4>\n<h5>Nine world heritage sites<\/h5>\n<p>Shuri Castle and other castle remains as well as places of scenic beauty have been inscribed on the World Heritage List as \u201cGusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu\u201d in 2000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/concept-04-1_2020.jpg\">\n        <\/div>\n<h4>4. For high school excursions in Japan<\/h4>\n<h5>No.1 destination<\/h5>\n<p>With its distinctive history, culture and nature, Okinawa is also a place where peace may be studied, and Okinawa has garnered tremendous support from teachers and students in Japan as a destination for school excursions.<br \/>\n        *Japan School Excursion Association 2018 Data Book \u201cAnnual Report on Educational Travel\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/concept-05.jpg\">\n        <\/div>\n<h4>5. Unlike anything found on mainland Japan<\/h4>\n<h5>Unique history and culture<\/h5>\n<p>Okinawa was formerly an independent country known as the Ryukyu Kingdom. It has a distinctive history, which included flourishing trade with other Asian countries and a period of administration under the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educational Travel in Okinawa Develops the Life Skills Learn, Experience and Create a Future in Okinawa In add [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-189","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.okinawastory.jp\/visit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}