Okinawa is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in Japan. Located in the southernmost part of the Land of the Rising Sun, this prefecture is regarded by travel enthusiasts as a subtropical utopia. Okinawa offers a wide range of leisure activities, breathtaking tourist spots and world class attractions that gained tremendous popularity for both locals and foreign tourists alike.
Hundreds of thousands of globetrotters from different parts of the world have included Okinawa in their bucket list of must-see places in Japan. It is home to one of the largest aquatic museums around the globe, excellent diving sites as well as world class luxury resorts for an extraordinary travel experience.
Marine animal lovers will definitely be fascinated by the wide variety of sea animals such as but not limited to mantra rays, dolphins and whale sharks featured in seventy seven aquatic tanks at Okinawa Churaumi Acquarium. This is considered to be one of the largest marine collections in the world. The museum likewise showcases the unique and colorful corals found in the seas of Okinawa prefecture.
The diving sites in Okinawa are also well known among local and international divers because of their amazing underwater marine life and coral reefs. They are in fact regarded as some of the most popular diving destinations in the world.
Due to the influx of local and foreign tourists, luxury resorts and hotels by the beach flourished in Okinawa’s tropical destination. With this trend, more and more foreign hotel operators are interested to invest in the island. Another luxury resort known as Halekulani Okinawa is set to open on July 26 this year. It is expected to become the country’s third hotel establishment to be part of the list of The Leading Hotels of the World.
The Halekulani Okinawa hotel will set up three hundred sixty rooms that include forty seven suites and five villas with awe-inspiring sea views. It also offers excellent facilities, a bar and four restaurants which seeks to provide a one of a kind gastronomic experience depending on the themes chosen by the hotel guests.
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Halekulani brings luxury resort experience to Okinawa
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