Tokashiki is belongs to Nanasai-Shôto, a group of islands in the South West of Okinawa. "Lonely Planet" mentionned the nice beaches, good hikes and a relaxed party scene at night. So I figured it would be nice for a short trip from Naha. The main village on Tokashiki is Aharen, but it's tiny and very sleepy. I stayed in a hotel right next to the beach "The Southern Cross" which was a bit on the pricey side considering it was a tatami room only and with no private bath room. But on Tokashiki there is no cheaper alternative, unless you want to go for the camping site.
The beach was indeed very nice and offered some superb snorkeling. I decided to buy a cheap snorkeling set, 
because the rent is so expensive that it pays off even if you just go snorkeling for 2 days. I met two Japanese girls with whom I did a boat trip to the uninhabited island near Tokashiki. They took like 10'000 pictures and I had to pose for quite a few of them. I found this really funny, because just before they had mentionned that Japanese tourists take too many pictures and see places only through the lense of their camera according to their opinion. The beautiful beach also featured the typical restrictions. You were only allowed to swim in a tiny square of water and only from 9 am to 6 pm and of course you were reminded of not leaving any trash(well, really nobody is doing that here).
After swimming I went hiking a bit. There were no real hiking trails, so I had to walk on the road. But there were absolutely no cars. I went to the very end of the island. There is a rather macaber site. When Tokashiki was close to being invaded by American troups in WWII, more than 200 inhabitants of Tokashiki committed suicide at this place. There is a small memorial reminding of the mass suicide.
because the rent is so expensive that it pays off even if you just go snorkeling for 2 days. I met two Japanese girls with whom I did a boat trip to the uninhabited island near Tokashiki. They took like 10'000 pictures and I had to pose for quite a few of them. I found this really funny, because just before they had mentionned that Japanese tourists take too many pictures and see places only through the lense of their camera according to their opinion. The beautiful beach also featured the typical restrictions. You were only allowed to swim in a tiny square of water and only from 9 am to 6 pm and of course you were reminded of not leaving any trash(well, really nobody is doing that here). After swimming I went hiking a bit. There were no real hiking trails, so I had to walk on the road. But there were absolutely no cars. I went to the very end of the island. There is a rather macaber site. When Tokashiki was close to being invaded by American troups in WWII, more than 200 inhabitants of Tokashiki committed suicide at this place. There is a small memorial reminding of the mass suicide.
In the evening we tried to find the "relaxed night beach" scene mentionned in "Lonely Planet", without any success. No such thing as a party going on. At least we found a fab little restaurant and I had one of the best dinners I've had so far in Japan. 
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