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Sesoko Island

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Sesoko Island

瀬底島

Okinawa

Sesoko is a small island off the west side of the Motobu Peninsula, joined to Okinawa Main Island by a road bridge so you can drive straight onto it. It is mostly residential and agricultural, with a beach on the south-west shore looking across the water to Ie Island. Typhoon season runs roughly June to October, and a passing storm can cancel ferries, flights and all marine activity across the islands at a day's notice — check the forecast before you rely on this stop.

Why we picked it

The bridge means most visitors drive to the one beach and straight back out; the island's inland lanes see very little traffic.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.5· 241 reviews
Nearest station
No rail — car over the Sesoko Bridge from Motobu, about 1h 40m from Naha Airport

How to get there

From Naha Airport · ~1h 31m by car

Tags

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