ArticleTRADITIONAL CULTURE
Folk music is vital to island identity, with songs played on traditional instruments like the three-stringed sanshin
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Yakushima’s ancient forest is carpeted in hushed hiking trails and pillowy green moss; start exploring with the Shiratani Unsuikyō hike (pictured)
Folk music is vital to island identity, with songs played on traditional instruments like the three-stringed sanshin
The archipelago overflows with marine sports, including worldclass snorkelling, scuba diving and whale watching
Visit myriad museums and monuments on the Okinawan Islands, the battleground for the final stages of World War II; pictured here, Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa-hontō