It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes by car from Naha Airport. The beach is located on Miyagi Island, the second most distant of the remote islands off the coast of Uruma City. Because of the difficulty of reaching the beach, you will be thrilled when you get there! You can also enjoy a sense of adventure in front of the beautiful ocean.
Point 1: How hard is it to get there? What is the location of “Akuna Beach?”
Akuna Beach” is located in the southeastern part of Miyagi Island, off the coast of Uruma City.
From Naha Airport, you can comfortably fly on Okinawa Expressway and Route 58! Take the Uminchu Road in Uruma City to enjoy the spectacular view.
When you reach Miyagi Island, you can drive along the prefectural road by the sea and enjoy the spectacular view again.
However, when you reach Akuna Beach, the road curves inland, and you will have to park your car along the prefectural road and walk from there.
In fact, the road is barely wide enough for a car to pass, but if an oncoming car comes, you are out of luck because there is no place to make a U-turn.
To avoid such a situation, it is safer to walk, so you will park your car in the right place and walk along the roadless road with tropical plants.
After rain, the road is dirt and the footing is poor, so be careful. If you wear flip-flops, you may hurt your feet.
After a few minutes of walking and struggling along the roadless path, you will be thrilled when the beautiful emerald green ocean of Okinawa appears in front of your eyes.
The shallow sea is dotted with large rocks in places. It is the kind of unexplored, heavenly Okinawan sea that everyone imagines. Not only is it beautiful, but it is also famous among surfers, so maybe the waves are good here.
And, as one would expect from professionals, they have a keen eye. Not only is the ocean beautiful, but it also has a private feel, so it has been used as a location for a famous beverage company’s tea commercials.
Point 2: What kind of beach is “Akuna Beach”? What are the facilities like?
Akuna Beach is not a formal beach, as evidenced by the wild and trackless path that leads from the entrance.
Therefore, there are no restrooms, changing rooms, or showers.
Naturally, there are no activities.
However, there are many postings on the Internet about snorkeling at Akuna Beach.
The beach is located on a remote island, and the high transparency of the beach has become a topic of conversation on the Internet,
It seems that many snorkeling and diving enthusiasts come here to enjoy the clear waters, but the beach is still sparsely populated.
With glamping facilities being built nearby, development is gradually progressing in this unexplored area, and it may not be long before it ceases to be a beach known only to those in the know.
Point 3: What are some places to see and eat around “Akuna Beach”?
Akuna Beach” is located on Miyagi Island, one of the outlying islands off the coast of Uruma City.
The highlight of Miyagi Island is “Kaho Banta,” which is known as a power spot.
The emerald green sea seen from the top of the cliff is so beautiful that you can forget all the bad things you have been through.
Nearby is the “Nuchimasu Tourist Salt Factory,” but it seems to be closed now. It seems that it is so popular that they are limiting the number of units sold by mail order.
For gourmet food, be sure to visit “Coco Shrimp” on the east coast of Hamahika Island, just across the underwater road. The garlic shrimp is so popular that even in the less populated areas of Hamahika Island, there is a long line of people waiting to get in.
