In 2021, the Yanbaru Region in Northern Okinawa became a new UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, along with some other remote regions in Okinawa. And rightly so – we think. Since we write travel guide books about Japan, and also about Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost province, we travel there regularly. Read in this travel blog post about the #UNESCO Yanbaru Region, what to see in Northern Okinawa, and what we like about it!