The Japan you cannot book last-minute: luxury resorts are on the rise, and Chinese and Korean demand is already here.
Where the Okinawa market actually stands — demand, pricing, districts decoded, the booking calendar, and the honest frictions. Verified against 2026 data.
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Rosewood, Four Seasons · from ¥95,000
The benchmark · from ¥80,000
Pool villas on outlying islands · from ¥60,000
October–April programmes
Four Seasons Onna (2027) · Kengo Kuma
Kerama blue · from ¥40,000
Signals we are watching this month — festival-season demand, the Four Seasons 2027 timeline and typhoon math.
Shuri Castle festivals, Eisa, Hari boat races: the culture-led calendar is pulling Korean and Taiwanese demand into the traditional beach season. Longer stays, wider geography.
The $1.12bn Berjaya project on the Onna "Sunset Strip" — the 1,000-worker staffing test from our HR report — slips firmly into 2027. Mid-year opening is the working assumption.
JMA normals confirm our booking-window guidance: October combines ~1 storm/month with Naha's clearest skies. Book the foliage window now, float a day in September.
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