Minnnajima Island

Do you want to get away from daily life and soothe your soul? If you want to forget everything, let’s go to Minnajima Island. That will be your second hometown.

Ferry which we rode

Explanation

Minnajima Island is a popular remote island that you can easily go to from the northern part of Okinawa main island. The name “croissant island” is also popular because the island looks like a croissant from the sky. Minnajima island is about 4 km around and is a small island surrounded by the sea. The total population of the island is said to be about 40 people, but 60 thousand visitors visit there per year. Their purpose is the surprisingly beautiful sea. The shallow sea is ideal for swimming and it is very popular from many divers to see colorful coral reefs and tropical fish surrounding the island in close proximity.

A fashionable guide

Situation

We went to Minnajima Island at around 8:30 in the morning of May 26. It was cloudy when leaving Toguchi port, but it was sunny when we headed to Minnajima Island.

A dining room of Minnna

A lot more people came there than we expected. When we arrived, people in Minnajima Island greeted us with smiles and the beautiful sea had spread. We walked around the island and we found five goats. Also, we were surprised at the elementary and junior high school which only had two students. We ate "Okinawa soba" which was very very delicious with us looking at the sea!!! Minnajima Island is wrapped in the very beautiful sea and warmhearted people.

 

Mysterious forest

Recommendation

There are several Marine activities, many kinds of rice and shaved ice which we want to eat when it’s hot. Everyone on the island is kind and friendly so we can get along. What we found out is that you had better wear clothes to wear in the sea. The ferry’s time is decided so we have to check it and be careful. It is better to bring a flotation device to play with in the sea. You are able to get many good things after you have gone to there. Let’s go to Minnnajima Island. A very beautiful sea is waiting for everyone. 

Smoothed our soul

     

Change of mind

Because we had not been to Minnajima Island before, we were able to go in this fieldwork for the first time. We are usually pressed by various things including study at the university and part-time jobs. Therefore, the place where we can be relaxed is only our houses. However, we visited Minnajima Island and could come in contact with wealthier nature when we felt the sun and sand and sea on our skin, and we were able to escape the fixed schedule of  everyday life. And we could be relaxed there and were very good.

A beautiful white sand

 How to access there

 First you should go to the Toguchi port in Motobu town and there, you need to get in a ferry to Minnajima island. It takes about 15 minutes by ferry.

Ferry’s fare (As of the end of April, 2018)

	One way	Two way
Adult	900yen	1,710yen
Children	450yen	860yen

By Shiho, Utana, Nozomi, Mai