The HOSHINOYA Okinawa spa offers programs designed to release one's mind and body through a cycle of tension and relaxation. Each program involves methods that are well-suited to the island's geography and climate—for example, oil treatments, as well as stretches in the resort dojo.

Central Okinawa Island is vibrant in both appearance and feel— a result of the many resort hotels that operate in the area. But as you arrive in Yomitan, the atmosphere dramatically changes. Houses and fields of sugarcane and chrysanthemums line the quiet, narrow village roads, with only farmers entering and leaving the scenery—a view into the island's pastoral past. The sugarcane rustles in the wind, and you detect a hint of salt in the air. The ocean must be nearby. Eventually, the ocean appears and you take in its rich blue hues—different from those of the sky above—along with its endless, ornate coastline.