Stories from Naru Island

Naru Island Blue Santa 2026 Coming Soon! Join us as we dress up as blue Santas and pick up trash from the sea at the "Blue Santa" event on Naru Island✨ Why not help make the sea around Naru Island clean again? After the cleanup, there will also be a sea kayak experience. Enjoy the beautifully refreshed waters of Naru Island♪ [ Naru Island Blue Santa 2026 ] Date: Saturday, July 11, 13:00–14:00 Location: Miyanohama Beach Activity: Beach cleanup What to bring: Work gloves, towel Fee: Free Clothing: Clothes you don't mind getting dirty (please wear something blue if you can!), comfortable shoes How to apply: By phone or through the application form below https://forms.gle/tUWT4uL8iLufB9Kv6 Phone: 0959-64-3203 (Naru Town Development Council Office) ☆The meeting place is the venue itself (Miyanohama Beach). Please use a rental car, taxi, or other public transportation from Naru Port. Organizer: HATA-AGE A young group of people in their 20s to 40s that plans events and carries out beach cleanups on Naru Island, in the center of the Goto Islands

“July 6 is Naru Day!” Once again this year, the Naru Town Development Council will host the “Naru Day” event. This event is made possible not just by the members of the office, but by island residents, visitors, and everyone who takes part. There will be a variety of events throughout the month, so we hope you’ll join us! Organized by: Naru Town Development Council For event details, please check the council’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/76machikyo/

A 2-day, 1-night experience tour to Naru Island will be held from October 25 to 26! This tour is a monitoring tour designed to help participants learn about Naru Island, discover its charm from a fresh perspective, and support our efforts to make Naru Island even better. After the tour, we ask participants to cooperate as monitors by sharing reviews and allowing us to take photos of the tour for future use on our website and in other promotional materials. In return, this is a great-value way to fully enjoy Naru Island, so please take this opportunity to join us! ▽Application Details▽ Dates: Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Sunday, October 26, 2025 Departure point: Fukue Port Number of spots: Limited to 4 groups / 10 participants Application period: Until Sunday, September 28, 2025 How to apply: Please apply using the link below (Google Form). ※Fully booked※ Applications have closed because we received many applications and reached capacity. ↓↓Tour details and inquiries here↓↓ Hosted by: Goto City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division, Naru Branch Planning and operations: Narutabi

Thank you for applying for the Naru Island Experience Tour. We would like to send details to everyone who signed up, so please contact us at the email address below when convenient. We hope you enjoy the sightseeing, local food, and activities! narutabi25@gmail.com Narutabi / Nakashima

A day trip tour departing from Fukue Port to visit Naru Island will be held on Tuesday, September 16! This tour is a monitor tour designed to help you get to know Naru Island, discover its charm from a fresh perspective, and help create an even better Naru Island. After the tour, participants will be asked to share reviews and allow us to take photos of the tour, which may be used for our website and other promotional materials in the future. We appreciate your cooperation as monitor participants. In return, you can enjoy Naru Island at a very special price, so please take this opportunity to join us! ▽Tour Details▽ Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Departure point: Fukue Port Capacity: Limited to 10 participants Application period: Until Saturday, August 30, 2025 How to apply: Please apply using the link below (Google Form). ※Fully booked※ Applications have closed because we received many applications and reached capacity. ↓↓Tour details and inquiries here↓↓ Organized by: Goto City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division, Naru Branch Planned and operated by: Narutabi

August 14 (Thursday), the Summer Festival will be held! At the food stalls and event stage, you can enjoy the unique sense of togetherness that only a small island can offer. The atmosphere is always lively and full of excitement! At the fireworks display, there is no traffic, no crowds, and no need to reserve a viewing spot. The fireworks can be viewed from the port or from within walking distance of the festival venue, and because they are launched nearby, you can relax and enjoy them up close with incredible impact. The fireworks launched from the sea are truly a highlight. The sight of fireworks reflected in both the sky and the ocean may be something you can only experience here in Japan! Please come and enjoy the summer festival with everyone. A sea taxi will also operate from Fukue Island on the day of the festival, making it possible to visit as a day trip. *Advance reservation required. Limited to 60 people. Reservation deadline: Tuesday, August 12, 5:00 p.m. Organizer: Naru Summer Festival Executive Committee Contact: 0959-64-3153

Naru Island’s website is now live! It all started when a group of volunteers on the island were talking about tourism on Naru Island. Naru Island belongs to Goto City, so information about the island is also included on the city website. “The information is scattered and hard to find” “It's hard to figure out how to get to Naru Island” “People think it’s on Fukue Island” “The information hasn’t been updated” The existing website was built around Fukue Island, the largest in population and economy, which made it difficult to access information about Naru Island. So the idea came up: “Why not create a website just for Naru Island?!” And that led to the creation of this website. We’d like to thank all the businesses and people who helped provide information for this project. That said, there is still information we haven’t fully captured, and there are more content ideas we can expand on. This isn’t finished yet—we’ll keep updating it with timely information about festivals, events, and more. Please check it out!

We who live on Naru want to enjoy everyday life on Naru, and we hope visitors will also feel that Naru is a wonderful place. With that in mind, we planned this “Naru Day” event together with local residents, believing it will help energize the community and all of us. July 6 is “Naru Day.” Once a year, please enjoy the hottest day on Naru!! Organizer: Naru Community Development Council

Reiwa 7 Fiscal Year Goto City Community Revitalization Volunteers ⭐Island Navi Team Now Recruiting⭐ Our main activities include managing a boys’ dormitory for high school students on Naru Island and an after-school experience club for elementary school students. For details, please see the image above or our website. Website：https://narushimanabiya.wixsite.com/my-site Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/naru.shimanabiya?igsh=NWg1dm00NGJ5eXlh *Community revitalization volunteers are part of an initiative that helps people settle in a community while carrying out local support activities such as developing, selling, and promoting regional brands and local products, as well as working in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and resident support. Volunteers move their resident registration from urban areas to less populated or otherwise disadvantaged areas and work to become long-term residents there. They are commissioned by local governments, and the term is generally one to three years. Points You can make use of your experience and skills while working in a job that helps revitalize the community and find the lifestyle and purpose that suit you. You can take your time preparing for permanent residence, including work and housing. (Approx. 70% settle after their term) Support from the national government and local governments is well established. Naru Shimanabiya Association TEL: 0959-64-4010

NARU ISLAND’S CLASSIC SIGHTSEEING SPOT: SENJOJIKI Hello. I’m Kanari, a SUP guide on Naru Island in my fourth year of living here. Today, I’d like to share the hidden charms of "Senjojiki," a place that even many locals may not know much about! If you search for "Naru Island" online, Senjojiki is one of the top results. It is said that the name comes from the wide stretch of land in front of the small island, big enough to lay out a thousand tatami mats. Located on the east side of the island, it is a beloved place where many island residents gather on New Year’s Day to watch the first sunrise. The sunrise and Senjojiki together are truly beautiful ♡ The reason this Naru Island landmark is so popular is, above all, the striking contrast between the deep blue sea and the green of the small island. The water around Senjojiki is especially clear, and on a sunny day, the blue sea is breathtaking!! (It’s especially beautiful when viewed from the slope on the old road.) SO WHAT IS THE HIDDEN CHARM OF THIS “CLASSIC” SPOT? Now for the main topic. As someone who loves the sea around Naru Island as a SUP guide, this is the hidden charm of Senjojiki, one of the island’s classic sightseeing spots. It’s the coral reef spread out under the sea! “Coral? Like the kind you see in Okinawa?” Yes, that coral!!! It’s on Naru Island too!!! (Nearby Fukue Island has a history of thriving on coral fishing, which is why there is so much coral there.) I’ve seen seas described as “spectacular” all over the world, including mainland Okinawa, its outlying islands, Egypt, and Africa, but the sea around Naru Island is just as beautiful. Naru Island doesn’t have sandy beaches, but I personally think the water is remarkably clear. To have such beautiful nature so close by, somewhere you can stop at before or after work, feels incredibly luxurious, and I felt it was one of the precious treasures the people of Naru Island have long protected. A SEA WHERE CORAL LIVES If coral can live there, the sea must be clean. Coral can’t survive in polluted water. There are also many kinds of fish around the coral. The photo shows a clownfish. (It seems that two white stripes means a clownfish, and three stripes means a false clown anemonefish.) Both coral and clownfish seem to prefer warm seas, so the water around Naru Island must be fairly warm. A sea that still holds on to beautiful nature. I hope we can leave it for the children of the future. THE WATERS AROUND NARU ISLAND ARE WORTH A LOOK What did you think? Doesn’t it make you want to visit Senjojiki this summer? To be honest, I did want to keep this as my own little secret, but I really wanted everyone to know how wonderful Naru Island is, so I wrote this article. Please experience Naru Island’s beautiful nature, while taking care not to damage the coral! ☆ ACCESS INFO ☆ Naru Senjojiki: about 10 minutes by car from Naru Port ・The best spot is to the left of the center path through Senjojiki. I went snorkeling, but many people may be afraid of the sea... If that’s you, try using a "underwater box viewer"! At low tide, you can walk almost all the way to the point, then use a float ring to get to the spot and look into the sea with this device. Or, if you have a SUP or kayak, we recommend using that to get to the spot. Please enjoy the sea around Naru Island♪ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hale_nalu_sup_?igsh=MXdmNHB5NTZ2b2p0eQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr