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Home › Japan · October 20, 2016 · 1 min read

OKINAWA ISLANDS, JAPAN

The Philippines is so 2012. And dangerous again. Head here – where the landscape is tropical and the food fresh, with a side of Japanese invention. Roughly two-dozen clumps of land make up this local secret – where swimming and snorkelling, fishing and lazing are part of daily life. Also worth noting – it’s long been regarded as the healthiest place on Earth, with more people living to 100 than anywhere else.

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