Journeys in Japan S2012E23 - Life in the Slow Lane - Taketomi, Okinawa

Lana Bergmann visits Taketomi-jima, one of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwestern end of the country. It is popular to take it easy and stroll around with no particular destination. Lana goes to see the sights on the island on foot and finds a 4-meter tower. She climbs to the top and sees that the communities on the island are surrounded by windbreaks as a protection against typhoons. For the night Lana stays in a room in a traditional house. She eats dinner with other tourists, sings a song together, and enjoys herself. She also tries her hand at harvesting seafood and is impressed by islanders' traditional way of thinking.