Kamigoto 5 : The Beauty of Kamigoto

Enjoy the untouched nature that remains on this island!

Takako Sakamoto Mar 26, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Beautiful beach with nobody to be seen near Akao. Even local people don't know the name of it. I visited here in late Aug., the high-season for travel, but no tourists were there!</p>

<p>Inlet viewed from uphill. How idyllic!</p>

<p>Map of Kamigoto Island at Tsuwazaki Lighthouse. The red cross marks indicate the location of 29 churches on the island</p>

<p>The cliff near Kashiragashima Bridge. Kashiragashima Church is nearby</p>

<p>The seashore viewed from Kashiragashima Bridge. How beautiful!</p>

<p>Deserted beach. If you bring your own tent and camp here this beach will be all yours!</p>

<p>Goto Islands' specialty, 'Hako Fugu (Box-shaped Blowfish)'. It's baked in an oven, with Miso stuffed inside its belly. Great snack that goes well with Japanese sake!</p>

Two years ago I visited Kamigoto Island to see my husband's hometown for the first time in my life. It was just beautiful. The natural beauty remains untouched here, although it takes only 1.5 hours by speed boat from Nagasaki. What surprised me most was there were almost no tourists there (I met a dog, though), despite the fact that it was late August, the high-season for travel. If you come here, you can monopolize the picturesque, beautiful beach all to yourself. Don't tell anybody...Visit there alone!

Kamigoto Island

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...