Enjoy it with your family! "Higashimura Village Forest Azalea Eco Park" where you can enjoy the great nature of Yanbaru.

Enjoy it with your family! "Higashimura Village Forest Azalea Eco Park" where you can enjoy the great nature of Yanbaru.
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"Yanbaru" in northern Okinawa Prefecture is registered as a World Natural Heritage site. Surrounded by such rich nature, "Higashimura Village Forest Azalea Eco Park" has plenty of activities that can only be experienced here.
This time, we will introduce how to spend a azalea eco park recommended for child-rearing families!

What kind of place is "Higashimura Villagers' Forest Azalea Eco Park"?

About 2 hours by car from Naha Airport. Experience on the theme of "staying," "playing," and "learning" in Higashimura, northern Okinawa Island. It's an accommodation. The size is about 5 Tokyo Dome! On the vast site, there are accommodations such as campsites and bungalows, river trekking, canoeing, and playground equipment plazas where you can play in nature as much as you want, so there is an environment where families with children can enjoy all day.

 

[Higashimura Villagers' Forest Azalea Eco Park]
Office hours: 8:3017:30
Closed days: Open all year round
Phone: 0980-43-3300
Address: 766-1 Hirara, Higashimura, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 905-1204

2 days and 1 night model course that can be enjoyed by families

This section introduces how to spend time at Azalea Eco Park, which both Okinawan citizens and tourists can enjoy, and a model course for two days and one night.

Day 1: Infiltrate the World Natural Heritage Area! Canoe experience at Fukuchi Dam

The first activity to spend at Azalea Eco Park starts with a canoe experience at Fukuchi Dam, the largest in the prefecture! The canoe, where you can relax and enjoy the nature-rich dam lake, can be experienced by beginners with confidence because the staff rows on the calm surface of the water while teaching how to row. You can observe the vegetation unique to Yanbaru and get close to the fountain and splash with your whole body, so you can experience it full of power!

After enjoying the canoeing experience, lunch at "roadside rest area Sunrise Higashi"

At the restaurant Higashi-Numahama, which is located on roadside rest area Sunrise Higashi, a 3-minute drive from Azalea Eco Park, there are champloo dishes and classic Okinawa soba, which are very popular among locals, saying, "I don't get tired of eating every day." Among them, we recommend pie ton sauce katsudon made with Agu pork "Piton", which is made from Higashimura's specialty pineapple as feed, so be sure to try it.

[roadside rest area Sunrise Higashi]
From 11:00 to 16:30 (last order 16:00)
0980-43-3016
Every Tuesday (subject to change due to circumstances)
Address: 550-23 Hirara, Higashimura, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 905-1204

From the afternoon, camping experience in the wilderness

Camping at Azalea Eco Park includes camping tools such as tents, rental items for BBQ sets, and sales items such as firewood and charcoal, so even beginners can enjoy camping even if they come empty-handed. There are many shades of trees and the camp site is flat, so it is nice to be able to set up a tent easily! In the center of the campsite, there is also a shower room, toilet, and a coin laundry, which are well equipped for children! It is safe because staff is stationed 24 hours a day at night.

You can have BBQ for dinner and see the full starry sky on sunny days, so it is attractive that you can experience the nature of Yanbaru, which is different from daytime.

 

Campground: Check-in 14:00 / Check-out 13:00

Fee information

CategoryCapacityVehiclesPer room per nightFacility usage fee per person
Autosite (with power supply)7 people1 unitWeekdays 5,060 yen (tax included)110 yen x number of users
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 5,280 yen (tax included)
Free site (no power supply)7 people1 unitWeekdays 3,080 yen (tax included)110 yen x number of users
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 3,300 yen (tax included)

 

The activities on the second day are "Park Golf" that everyone can enjoy.

The next day after being relaxed and healed naturally at the camp, we recommend Park Golf that everyone can enjoy!

The full-fledged course of all 18 holes with ups and downs is attractive to be around while enjoying nature. Unique courses that you can't easily experience at other park golf courses、You can enjoy the feeling of adventure, such as passing through the forest tunnel on the way!

 

[Fees] ※ Price per person
Tools rental available/1 play 550 yen (tax included)
No tool rental / 1 play 440 yen (tax included)

Advance reservations are not required
Reception hours: 9:00~16:30

On the way home after playing a lot, cool down with "Pineapple Frozen" cool down

In fact, Higashimura and Pineapple production is the highest in Japan, and "Pineapple Frozen" using the pineapple is exquisite! It is sold next to the cash register in roadside rest area Sunrise Higashi, and made with only the sweetness of 100% pineapple, it has a refreshing and refreshing taste! On the way back, the pineapple frozen to drink while watching the scenery of Yanbaru is the best! This is a local drink perfect for the end of your trip.


How was it? In addition to the activities introduced this time, there are a lot of experience contents to enjoy in rich nature such as Keisaji mangrove forest kayaking, river trekking (summer only), nature observation boats around dam lakes, so there are plenty of children who are in full play It is a very recommended facility for families with!

Why don't you plan to go to "Higashimura Villagers' Forest Azalea Eco Park" this weekend?

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