Det sker i Miyakojima (Miyako), Japan året igennem

Travlt — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Miyakojima 100km Wide-Road Marathon

  15.–31. jan. · normaltSportsbegivenhed

  Japan's first ultramarathon of the year, usually on a late-January Sunday: the 100 km race circles the whole island from before dawn, and the coast roads are lined with aid stations all day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter north winds (15. nov. – 5. mar. (normalt)), Sugarcane harvest (1. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Winter north winds (15. nov. – 5. mar. (normalt)), Sugarcane harvest (1. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Spring break (haruyasumi) i Japan

• Natur

  Yabiji reef surfaces

  1. mar. – 10. apr. · normaltHøjvande

  Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March. Boats run from Ikema for a couple of hours of walking on it, and then it is gone again.

Stadig i gang: Winter north winds (15. nov. – 5. mar. (normalt)), Sugarcane harvest (1. dec. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Strongman Triathlon, Golden Week

• Sæson

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. apr. – 15. nov. · normalt

  The water off Yonaha Maehama is comfortable for most of the year. Wind and swell, not temperature, decide whether the boats to the outer reef go out on any given morning.

• Festival

  Strongman Triathlon

  5.–20. apr. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  The island closes its roads for a long-course race each April and every bed on Miyako goes to competitors and their families. Not the week to arrive without a booking. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Golden Week

  29. apr. – 6. majTætpakketBook tidligt

  A run of public holidays from 29 April to 5 May when much of Japan travels at once: trains, flights and hotels fill, rates peak and popular sights are crowded. Book well ahead or come the week after. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Yabiji reef surfaces (1. mar. – 10. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Golden Week, Golden Week i Japan

• Sæson

  Okinawa's rainy season

  10. maj – 25. jun. · normaltMonsun

  The front sits over the Ryukyus for six weeks before the mainland gets it. Warm rain in bursts rather than a washout, and the sea is already swimmable through all of it.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt)), Golden Week (29. apr. – 6. maj)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt)), Okinawa's rainy season (10. maj – 25. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Typhoon season

  1. jul. – 15. okt. · normaltLukninger

  Miyako takes direct hits rather than glancing ones. Shutters go down, flights are cancelled a day either side, and the shops close — the single biggest risk to a summer trip here. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt)), Typhoon season (1. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt)), Typhoon season (1. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt)), Typhoon season (1. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

• Sæson

  Winter north winds

  15. nov. – 5. mar. · normaltVindsæson

  From late autumn a steady north wind makes north-facing beaches rough and feels colder than the sun suggests. Snorkel tours move to the sheltered side and use wetsuits, and the water is at its clearest. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. apr. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Sugarcane harvest

  1. dec. – 31. mar. · normalt

  The three sugar mills on Miyako and Irabu start crushing in December, and harvesters and loaded cane trucks work the farm roads until about the end of March. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter north winds (15. nov. – 5. mar. (normalt))