{"id":76576,"date":"2021-01-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=76576"},"modified":"2021-07-21T15:34:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:34:40","slug":"island-hopping-goto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/island-hopping-goto\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Hopping the 3 Islands of Goto City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The name Goto literally means 5 Islands, the number of islands the Goto Islands<\/strong> were traditionally said to contain. The islands are split between the northern islands of Wakamatsu and Nakadori, considered Shin-kamigoto town, and the three southern islands of Hisaka, Naru, and Fukue<\/a>, considered Goto City<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early season tsubaki (camellia) bloom on Hisaka Island in the Goto Islands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My guide and friend from the Goto city office, Olivier, met me on my arrival at Fukue Port. Over the next few days, we would explore the islands of Goto City together, uncovering its rich history relating to Japan’s Hidden Christian and feudal history<\/strong><\/a>, enjoying its unspoiled natural landscapes, and feasting on the plentiful and delicious foods Goto has become famous for. For the moment, this meant boarding a ferry and taking a 40-minute boat ride to nearby Hisaka Island, the next island up the chain from Fukue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n