In this part of Japan, there’s no word for retirement in the native tongue. A unique, immersive cruise itinerary will help to reveal why.
Sandy beaches at Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. Okinawa is known as a Blue Zone, identified by American National Geographic fellow Dan Buettner as a part of the world where people tend to live longer, healthier lives. Alamy Stock Photo
Our guide, Yuuichi Miyagi, guns the Yamaha motor on his fishing boat as he pulls away from his island and then slows to take a close look at the sleek cruise ship anchored offshore.
It is a strange beast in these parts, where Miyagi fishes daily for big-money tuna. Today he is taking a handful of guests from the ship – Ponant’s Jacques-Cartier – out to fish a reef where he knows there are snapper and grouper.
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