Okinoshima

History

In 2017 the island was awarded UNESCO heritage status.

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

It is very difficult to get permission to visit this island, with the custodians insisting that "people shouldn't visit out of curiosity". Additionally there is a ban on females visiting at all.
If you get permission to visit, then a purifying ceremony must be undertaken by stripping naked and walking through the sea (called misogi).

• Munakata Taisha Okitsu shrineBuilt in the 17th century.

• Okinoshima Lighthouse

Lodging

Camping

Backcountry