About a minute’s drive from Naha Airport. Located in Nakijin Village in the northern part of Okinawa’s main island, this private home stay is limited to one couple per day. An old private house has been renovated and remodeled in a modern style. There are three bedrooms with the warmth of wood, and up to seven people can stay! There is a kitchen building in a separate building with a real BBQ stove.
Point 1: What is the location of “irregular INN Nakijin”?
irregular INN Nakijin” is a fully renovated 50-year-old Okinawan traditional house that is available only for one guest per day.
It is a one-story inn with a mix of Ryukyuan and Asian atmosphere, different from both Okinawan traditional houses and designer hotels.
On the premises, there is an accommodation building and a kitchen building across the garden, and in the kitchen, you can cook authentic dishes on an American-made BBQ grill.
It takes about 90 minutes from Naha Airport via Okinawa Expressway. It takes an extra 30 minutes via Route 58.
By bus, it may seem difficult to get there, but first, take the YKB888 Yanbaru Express Bus bound for Resort Hotel Bel Paraiso to “Nago Shiyakusho-mae”, then board the No. 66 Ryukyu Bus at the Ryukyu Bus stop located a 2-minute walk from there, get off at “Nakasone”, and the restaurant can be reached in 2 minutes on foot You can also take the local bus.
You can also take the local bus, but using the Yanbaru Express Bus will save you both time and money.
The inn’s appearance, a mix of Ryukyuan old houses and Asian modern, gives you a nostalgic feeling just by looking at it.
Point 2: “irregular INN Nakijin” rooms!
The interior of “irregular INN Nakijin” has an Asian taste rather than Ryukyuan, and it even feels like you are staying in an Asian condominium somewhere in Bali or Vietnam.
The accommodation building on the premises is 75㎡ in size, can accommodate up to 7 people, and has a living room with a sofa and table. The rooms are also decorated with an Asian taste. The interior design of the rooms is also Asian taste, and grandiose thoughts such as “Ryukyu is a part of Asia, isn’t it?
There are two bedrooms, each with two single beds.
The other room has three mattresses, so up to seven people can be accommodated. If you are willing to sleep with small children, it can accommodate up to 9 people.
The other room has a toilet and shower, but no bathtub.
The room is a comfortable space decorated with Asian furnishings. The price is about 13,000 yen per person at its cheapest, so you won’t find any reason not to stay.
Point 3: “irregular INN Nakijin” – Introduction of a separate kitchen building!
The kitchen at “irregular INN Nakijin” has a separate building with a full-scale American-made WEBER BBQ stove.
This is the owner’s idea to let guests enjoy cooking with local ingredients.
Normally, there is an extra charge of about 8,000 yen to use a professional BBQ stove such as WEBER, but here it is free of charge!
Instead, you will have to procure your food.
There is a farmer’s market, supermarkets such as A-Mart, and a butcher store nearby that sells Yanbaru pork, so you will have no trouble procuring ingredients.
In addition, the rooms are furnished with home-roasted coffee beans from “Paramitsu,” a cafe just a 30-second walk away, as an amenity.
The kitchen is equipped with cooking utensils, tableware, olive oil, and seasonings.
In addition to the appliances necessary for daily life, there is also a smart TV that can watch Netflix, etc., and a washer/dryer. Slippers and toothbrushes are available, but there is no mention of loungewear, so please bring your own!
