A Beginner’s Guide to Kyoto’s Gion Festival

Today’s itinerary is nothing short of legendary. We are crossing the wild waters of the Sea of Japan to explore the most rugged, untamed, and jaw-dropping island in the Oki archipelago: Nishinoshima Island! Oki Islands. The landscape here is completely unshielded by trees—just endless vertical cliffs, rolling emerald-green pastures, and wild Oki horses roaming freely against the ocean backdrop. It’s easy to see why this mystical place is widely celebrated as Japan's very own