Why Izena Island is by far the best place to stay on a school excursion than the main island of Okinawa

Where to choose to plan a private accommodation school trip in Okinawa.

Nature, culture, convenience...
There are many conditions, but if you really wish for 'change' in your students, the island to choose is Izena Island.

The accommodations on the main island are sophisticated. However, the homestay on Izena Island is warm and simple, and has an "atmosphere" that makes the students want to move on their own. Hearts are moved, relationships are formed, and not only memories but also "human connections" remain. This is by far the reason why people choose Izena Island.

The experience of "being needed" pushes students forward.

At a homestay on Izena Island, students are not just guests, but "members of the family. They help with preparations in the morning, cook meals together, and engage in casual conversation with their hosts in the evening. In the midst of all this, there are moments when they suddenly say, "Thank you, that was very helpful. It may be a small thing. But for the student, it is the experience of 'I was able to help someone. This realization nurtures the seeds of self-affirmation.

There is a "clumsy gentleness" there that cannot be found on the main island of Okinawa.

The people of Izena Island do not decorate. They don't posture. They are a little blunt at first. But as you gradually get closer to them, you can gradually feel the warmth that lies deep within them. The "smell of life" and the "warmth of people" that are hard to find on the main island remain here. That is why they reach the students' hearts deeply and quietly.

Through involvement, moments of "thinking" on one's own are naturally created.

What is important in a homestay is not what you experience, but "with whom and in what way.

On Izena Island, questions are born out of relationships.
How can I reach out to them, what more can I do?

The words and actions of the hosts provide clues, and students naturally begin to think and move. It is not a given program, but the thoughts that come from within that lead to real learning.

On the way home, what remains in your pocket is the feeling that you have received something.

The experience on the main island will remain as a memory of the destination. But the experience on Izena Island will stay with the students as a memory of the people.

I'll never forget the words my grandmother gave me." "I almost cried when she said, 'Come again.

In this way, a seed is gently planted in the hearts of the students during their stay on Izena Island. Even after the experience is over, there is something that continues to grow. That is the irreplaceable value that cannot be found on the main island of Okinawa.