A rare chance to learn about the mesmerizing cultural side of Okinawa that is much more than the beautiful blue ocean and beach leisure time. A hidden gem of female-led religious practices pulses in the subtropical forests. Your guide is an artist and researcher, Karola, who lives an extraordinary life in an old hut among banana trees, practicing traditional dances and listening to old villagers’ stories. It is an easy-paced stroll for anyone, young or old, single, couple or family. It occurs in two traditional old villages of Iriomote, Sonai & Hoshidate. We will visit a 150-year-old original thatched roof house, shrines, and breathtaking beaches to hear indigenous songs and real-life stories of a fading Ryukyu kingdom heritage.