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Yamada, Nakadomari, Maeganeku, Fuchaku, Tancha and then, about halfway, Onna. After
that, it's Seragaki, Afuso, Nakama, Kise, Koki, Kyoda, Sukuta, Yofuke and, finally, Nago. There
are no major sights here, but it's a pretty drive and passes by virtually every top waterfront
hotel along the way. The distance by road is just under 22 miles (35 kilometers) and takes
about an hour, depending on traffic.
The Blue Cave along the reef at Maeda Point.
Not long after leaving Maeda, only 2-3 miles (3-5 kilometers), you come to the first of
the beaches, Malibu, Renaissance and Moon, each separated by less than three-quarters of a
mile (1 kilometer), and the first batch of four resorts, the Renaissance Okinawa Resort, Hotel
Moon Beach, Sun Marina Hotel and Rizzan Sea-Park Tancha Bay Hotel. Most people would
probably agree that the Renaissance is the most grand of the lot. It has its own private beach
and a great outdoor pool. But in fairness to the others, they all have their own private beaches
and they all have good pools. For $200-$300 a night, it's what you would expect; they are all
quite deluxe. Although none of them has a golf course on site, all of them have privileges or
can arrange play at a nearby club. There are several top flight golf courses within a stone's
throw of these four hotels. One, in particular, the Kafuu Resort Fuchaku, is an enormous lux-
ury hotel-condo golf complex, perhaps the largest on Okinawa.
A few miles further up the coast, shortly after Onna village, you come to one of the best
hotels on the island, the ANA Inter-Continental Manza Beach Resort. It's perched on its own
private peninsula. It might be easier to ask what doesn't it have? Pools, private beach, deluxe
dining, spa and sauna? Hotels in this class have virtually everything one could ask for.
From the beach at the ANA Inter-Continental Hotel Resort, or from Onna village, you
can see a slightly smaller version of the famous “Wedded Rocks” ( 夫婦岩 ; Méoto Iwa) found
in the sea of the main island of Japan, Honshu. They're “wedded”—tied to one another by a
“shimenawa” rope. And on the adjacent Cape Manza you'll find Manza-mo ( 万座毛 ) a pic-
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