Cruising the Southern Islands of Japan, Yoron Island. ABSOLUTE PARADISE!!
We left Yonabaru Marina and headed north, along the western side of Okinawa. After lots of searching we found a good anchorage on the north of Motobu Island, near the big bridge. We then headed to Yoron which is a round island, just north of Okinawa. We managed to tie up at the sea wall at the main fishing harbour and met some local people who came to see the foreign boat. We cycled around the small island several times and loved the quiet agricultural centre of the island and the many beaches around the edges. We visited the Cultural Village and met the owner who is third generation there. His wife used natural dyes to colour linen and to make table runners and many other products. He proudly talked about his mother who wrote the local Yoron dialect dictionary – obviously a smart and passionate woman, who sadly died recently at the age of 93. Tommy and his wife chatted to us about the fishing harbour and local activities and we invited them to our boat the next evening. He brought Utchen his friend who is a local guide, another friend who is an Italian trained opera singer and another friend who is the best local Sanshin player on Yoron. They brought loads of food and drinks and we had a mind blowingly delightful night with these lovely Japanese people. Tommy came to our boat and insisted on cleaning the bottom of our boat for 2 hours – what amazing people! They all came to wave us goodbye the next day and it was sad to leave such a friendly special community.
We left Yonabaru Marina and headed north, along the western side of Okinawa. After lots of searching we found a good anchorage on the north of Motobu Island, near the big bridge. We then headed to Yoron which is a round island, just north of Okinawa. We managed to tie up at the sea wall at the main fishing harbour and met some local people who came to see the foreign boat. We cycled around the small island several times and loved the quiet agricultural centre of the island and the many beaches around the edges. We visited the Cultural Village and met the owner who is third generation there. His wife used natural dyes to colour linen and to make table runners and many other products. He proudly talked about his mother who wrote the local Yoron dialect dictionary - obviously a smart and passionate woman, who sadly died recently at the age of 93. Tommy and his wife chatted to us about the fishing harbour and local activities and we invited them to our boat the next evening. He brought Utchen his friend who is a local guide, another friend who is an Italian trained opera singer and another friend who is the best local Sanshin player on Yoron. They brought loads of food and drinks and we had a mind blowingly delightful night with these lovely Japanese people. Tommy came to our boat and insisted on cleaning the bottom of our boat for 2 hours - what amazing people! They all came to wave us goodbye the next day and it was sad to leave such a friendly special community.
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