The Blue Zones are the regions of the world where people live the longest, and there are five of them in the world. (Loma Linda, California, USA / Nicoya, Costa Rica / Ikaria, Greece/ Sardinia, Italy and Okinawa, Japan)

The term Blue Zone was first coined by Gianni Pes, a physician on the Italian island of Sardinia, then confirmed by Belgian epidemiologist Michel Poulin, and then internationally defined as a place of demographically confirmed longevity by Dan Buettner.

Location 

Okinawa is located in 1,550 kilometers Southwest from Tokyo, consisted of 160 islands in the Pacific Ocean, has long been known as a region of longevity. Okinawa is characterized by a mild climate, white sandy beaches lined with palm trees, and clear turquoise water.

Geographical Factors for Longevity in Okinawa

Okinawa is sometimes described as the Hawaii of Japan, a prefecture located on the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by the sea on all sides. Just taking a walk in the turquoise ocean has a healing effect (i.e., sea therapy), and the mild climate relaxes and soothes the body and mind. Brilliant sunshine also helps the body to produce vitamin D.

Okinawan people are cheerful, so kind, and very supportive!
This trip will surely brighten your heart like an Okinawa's beautiful Sunshine. 
I hope the video below conveys the kindness of Okinawan local people!

The lives of Okinawa's long-lived people are very simple. They eat fresh food as it is, gather with their neighbors, laugh, and talk. They share freshly picked vegetables from their small garden with their neighbors and call out to each other when they are out of sight.

Here are some examples of Okinawan words which show their friendliness, hospitality and caring others.

• Once you meet someone, you're all brothers
• "Yui (tie, cooperation) maru(to turn around) " = mutual aid
• If you do your best, don't worry about the rest. Heaven will take care of it.

It is reported that:

• Okinawan people  are three times higher to live to be 100 years old compered to Americans
• One-fifth the rate of heart disease as Americans, and live about seven years longer in good health.

(Citation: "The Blus Zones 2nd edition" by Dan Buettner, translated by Dr. Masashi Arakawa)

In Okinawa, eating is very important. There is a beautiful custom to call their local medicinal herbs, vegetables, fruits  and other daily foods as "Nuchigusui," which means "the medicine of life", and the okinawa  people thank to the food when the meal is over.

Long-lived people in Okinawa eat a lot of high-quality protein, minerals, and vegetables.

Island vegetables grown under the Okinawan sun are high in antioxidants and have been even used traditionaly as medicinal herbs!

【Notice】 Pork has also been an important ingredient in Okinawa since the days of the Ryukyus Kingdom.

For this reason, pork, tofu (island-tofu) which contains protein and seaweeds, which are rich in minerals  are often used in Okinawan cuisine.  If you do not eat meat, please let us know and we can prepare fish dishes.

The fresh food that support Okinawa's longevity

Details of the Tour 

We made the special Blue Zone Okinawa Wellness tours  that you can only have here and find the way to "better living".

This tour is packed with the tips of Blue Zone Okinawa's longevity.

If you are interested in learning profoundly about the Blue Zone Okinawa, this is the tour for you!

A cancellation fee will be charged from the following date.

・20days to 8days before the tour : 20% of the tour fee.

・7 days to 4 days before the tour:  30% of the tour fee.

・3 days before the tour: 40% of the tour fee.

・2 days before the tour: 50% of the tour fee.

・On the day of the tour: 100% of the tour fee.

Q1. What are the characteristics of your BLUE ZONE OKINAWA Wellness tour?

A1. ①Our Blue Zones tour was created in collaboration with the experts who contributed to Netflix's Okinawa Blue Zone part.
Some of our Blue Zone Cooking Class teachers have been featured on Netflix.
② This tour was made with the help of many local people!  So you'll have a lot of time to spend directly with the locals!
③The tour fee includes the chartered taxi on Day1 and 1 night accommodation (with dinner & Breakfast).

Q2.  Will I meet centenarians?

A2.  This is a very difficult question to answer, but after the broadcast, many people came to Okinawa wanting to meet the centenarians. Although this is a very gratifying experience, some centenarians became unwell due to their busy schedules.
Therefore, we prioritize the health of centenarians and do not schedule them on our tour in advance.

However, the locals people are very happy to have many people to visit Okinawa from overseas, and there are many healthy

people in their late 80s and 90s (almost centenarians), and some of them are still working and enjoying their lives(= "Ikigai")!
so we are refining our current program and also working to announce a new program in the spring to visit such healthy long-lived people!

Find the way to "better living" rather than just live longer.

Please sign-up from the application form below!

【Note】＊After receiving your application, we will check the availability of homestay, English speaking guide,
and Blue Zone Cooking class, and reply whether we can accommodate you on your requested date.