Kudaka Island — Local services in Nanjo

Small coral island, about 2 sq km, pop 300, 25 min ferry ride from Nanjo Town, Azama port. Highest point is about 3 m over sea level. Access to/from the ferry on the Okinawa side is fairly inconvenient with infrequent bus service to/from Nanjo city hall and no taxi stand at the port. Taxi can be called at Azama but availability can be limited, forcing a wait for the city bus. There are two ferries, the fast boat (passengers only) and a small car ferry. Fast boat takes 15 min to cross, car ferry 25 min. Tickets can be purchased at both ends, the fast boat is 90 yen supplement each way to the ordinary passenger fare of 1,300 round trip. Most visitors are day tripping to ride rental bikes around the island. Bike rental is cheap from a choice of 3 shops just above the ferry pier. The entire island can be walked in 3 hours, biked in 2 hours depending on how much time sightseeing. The North side of the island has a few ancient water wells along the coast with access from improved stairs that lead to beautiful ocean views. “Romance Road” on the north side has a nice view of Okinawa and is worth visiting. The northern most point, Cape Kaberu has incredible vistas of the off shore reef with lots of sharp coral. The south shore has sandy coral beaches, protected by an off shore reef. There are a few places to eat and drink and vending machines located in the village. Overall worth a visit for a nice day on a remote island. But...

Island hopping in Okinawa is our favorite thing to do and Kudaka was awesome but if I have to rate it against the other islands I've been to, Zamami, Aka, Ie, Kume, Yoron, and Tsuken, it's the lowest on that list for me. It's an island I'm glad we did, and we had fun but one that I probably wouldn't...

Small and peaceful island. From the ferry station to the other end of the island 45 minutes walk if you don't stop on the way of course to enjoy the views. I walked around the island stopping alone the way to enjoy the view of the sea on different locations in about 3 hours. Highly...