Four islands on an e-bike from the Kaichu Doro
e bikeCouples and friends of mixed fitness on rental e-bikes, and anyone who wants the sea road and the Hamahiga prayer sites at an easy pace.
This e-bike day rides the 34.5 km Kaichu Doro route from Umino Eki Ayahashi-kan to Ikei and back, with salt ice cream at Nuchima-su, lunch in Higa village and the Shirumichu cave on Hamahiga, and ends at a hotel on Hamahiga itself.
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Hour by hour
The day一日
- 09:30ridePick up e-bikes at the Kaichu Doro boathouseSea Kayak Okinawa Kamome no Jonathan opens at 9:30 opposite Umino Eki Ayahashi-kan and keeps only four e-bikes, so book ahead.
- 09:45rideCross to Henza and MiyagiThe full ride is 34.5 km with 272 m of climbing by our route data.
- 10:30sightKafu Banta at the Nuchima-su salt factorySalt soft-serve at Restaurant Takahanari upstairs.
- 11:30swimIkei BeachA paid beach at the turn; in winter it is a place to look rather than swim.
- 13:00lunchLunch at Shima Parlor in Higa, HamahigaPork-tamago onigiri, and mozuku clam chowder in winter; it closes on Wednesdays.
- 14:00sightShirumichuClimb the 108 steps quietly; it is a working prayer site.
- 15:30coffeeBack at Ayahashi-kan for mozuku tempuraReturn the bikes before 17:00.
- 18:30dinnerDinner at Hotel Hamahigashima Resort
Sleeping on Hamahiga puts you at the quiet end of the Kaichu Doro, a short drive from the boathouse where the e-bikes wait. The causeway is the one stretch where wind matters, so pick a calm day from December to March and the rest is easy riding with an assist.
Do the islands in the order of the route: the salt factory on Miyagi, the turn at Ikei, and Hamahiga last, when lunch and the prayer sites can take as long as they need. Wednesday is the day to avoid, since Shima Parlor closes.
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