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Explore Bora in Japan

Bora in the region of Okinawa is a place in Japan - some 1,137 mi or ( 1830 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bora

Time in Bora is now 11:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Taipei, Banqiao, Hualian, Keelung, and Yonaha. Since you are here already, consider visiting Taipei . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bora ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

はじまり~東平安名崎 (2010.12.11)・宮古島

2:40 min by haibrumushi
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昨晩の日付が変わる頃、同じ場所で降るような星を眺めていました。 そして、7時間後にはブルーグレイに染まった空が、だんだんと色づき始め・・・・・ 風切り音が大きいので、音声カットでお願いしますm(_ _)m ..

20100620 ファイアーポイ(1).wmv

1:24 min by LIONFISH51
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20100620 宮古島博愛漁港で行ったBBQイベント内でのファイアーポイ ..


Snorkeling at Miyako

0:33 min by sbillas
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Snorkeling at the Aragusku beach (I think that is the name of it) at Miyako islands, Japan. ..

Snorkeling at Yoshino beach. Part 2 - Diver

2:03 min by Vladimir Abroskin
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2011-05-03, Japan, Okinawa prefecture, Miyakojima island, Yoshino beach. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Higashi-hennazaki

The cape of Higashi-hennazaki is a nationally-designated Place of Scenic Beauty located at the southeasternmost point of Miyako island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is connected by a road No. 83. The promontory is 2 km long and 140 – 200 m wide. At the very end of the cape is a white lighthouse which gives 320 panorama view of the ocean, a very popular spot for sunrise viewing. The lighthouse was erected in 1967, Mr.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.72 125.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Okinawa Prefecture, Headlands of Japan, Places of Scenic Beauty, Visitor attractions in Okinawa Prefecture

Miyako-jima

is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako-jima is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako-jima, but also five other populated islands.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.77 125.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Islands of Japan, Miyako Islands

Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden

The Miyakojima City Tropical Plant Garden is a botanical garden in Hirara, Miyako-jima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Landscaping began in 1967 on a site that before the war was a forest of Ryūkyū pines. The garden now contains about 1,600 species of plant and 40,000 trees in an area of 120,000 m². The gardens, located at 1166-286 Higashinakasonezoe, are open daily and admission is free.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.80 125.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Okinawa Prefecture

Ikeda Bridge

The Ikeda Bridge is a 10-meter long, 3-meter wide, arched, Ryūkyū limestone bridge near the mouth of the Sakita River in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the only bridge of its kind on the island of Miyakojima and was designated a Prefectural Historic Site in July 1977. It is one of the extra 20 bridges of "100 Noted Bridges in Japan".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.75 125.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Bridges in Japan, Okinawa Prefecture, Stone bridges

Miyako Subprefecture

Miyako Subprefecture was a subprefecture of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was abolished in March 2009. Most of its functions were taken over by the Miyako Office of the prefecture. It included the following cities and towns of Miyako Islands: Miyakojima Tarama, constituting Miyako District

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.79 125.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Subprefectures in Okinawa Prefecture

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