{"id":97749,"date":"2023-01-31T17:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T08:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=97749"},"modified":"2023-03-13T21:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T12:36:45","slug":"why-goto-islands-are-japans-irresistible-travel-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/why-goto-islands-are-japans-irresistible-travel-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Goto Islands Are Japan’s Irresistible Travel Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Near the geological center of Goto\u2019s Fukue Island<\/strong>, there is a tiny general store catering to the locals living in the nearby agricultural area of Kishiku town (\u5c90\u5bbf\u753a). Attached to the general store is an even tinier caf\u00e9 with a simple menu of simple food and drink and a few small, simply decorated tables. Most tourists would not give the caf\u00e9 a second thought if not for one small detail: the strawberry shake. <\/strong>Despite the fact that the caf\u00e9 is in the middle of nowhere as you can get on the relatively small island of Nagasaki\u2019s Fukue, mention the Yamauchi Caf\u00e9<\/strong> (\u3084\u307e\u3046\u3061 CAFE) to any local, and the light goes on behind their eyes as they proclaim their love for the strawberry milkshake. So, I drove to the middle of Fukue, where I could have just as well been in Kansas for the legend of the strawberry shake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are destinations that will attempt to dazzle you with descriptions of grandeur: Visit our shrine that pre-dates written history! Order a cup of coffee from a robot barista! Watch an electric parade led by an internationally famous giant rodent!<\/em> Goto doesn\u2019t need any of this. Goto is the kid from high school that everyone wanted to be friends with simply because he didn\u2019t act like he was too cool to be friends with. So you come to hang out with Goto because you feel like you can just be yourself when you\u2019re around him, let your guard down, and feel what it feels like to truly relax<\/a>, an art form we seem to have forgotten in this crazy world of the 21st<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Goto Islands: Cool Without Being Cool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n