A go to to Cape Zanpa Lighthouse – You Might Journey

Cape Zanpa Lighthouse is a 30 meter tall, white lighthouse on Okinawa’s west coast in Japan, about 30 km north of Naha metropolis and 5 km northwest of the historic Zakimi Fortress. It’s a well-liked spot for vacationers, so I included it in my Okinawa itinerary and went there at sundown for the most effective views.

After I visited, it was very windy, so I couldn’t go up, however that didn’t spoil the expertise. The lighthouse, even from the bottom, was spectacular. It stood out towards the blue sky with its completely painted sundown colors and the ocean. For if you do determine to go to its inside, know that on the bottom degree of the lighthouse, a little bit exhibit area was arrange in 2009 via a partnership between Yomitan Village and The Nippon Basis.

The realm round it is filled with huge, fascinating rocks shaped by volcanoes a very long time in the past, some coated by thickets of Adan (screw pine) bushes. Proper subsequent to the lighthouse, there’s a statue of Taiki, a 14th-century diplomat despatched by the Okinawan authorities to China to arrange commerce ties.

Simply past this statue, a brief stroll results in a smaller headland that provides a full view of the lighthouse and your complete cape.

Close to the lighthouse, there’s a spot referred to as Zanpa Misaki Recreation Plaza. It’s bought outlets, locations to eat, and issues for youths to do, like a playground and a small zoo. There’s a giant statue of a Shisa, a standard Okinawan lion-dog, on the entrance referred to as theZanpa Big Lion Statue. It’s supposed to guard the place from dangerous spirits.

For meal, I like to recommend the Cape Zanpa Drive-Through which has improbable burgers and good coffees (they’ve soya and oat milk btw). If you need fries along with your burger, go for the purple candy potato fries, they are surely scrumptious and thought of a more healthy Okinawan meals.

Cape Zanpa is ideal to go to within the afternoon, for sundown. A number of the cliffs about as tall as a 10-story constructing, and the wind up prime is flat and straightforward to stroll on. There’s a seashore referred to as Zanpa Seaside shut by. It’s an exquisite spot with white sand.

Please be cautious and keep on the marked paths. The rocky terrain is a pure habitat for the habu snake.

Close by sights embody the Zakimi Fortress Break and the Murasaki Mura, which is a theme park. You’re additionally only a 15-minute drive from the well-known Okinawa Blue Cave in case you are into diving and snorkelling.