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Deep south: Living the slow life in Okinawa

Laying low in Japan’s tropical getaway is easier than ever, with a new airport coming soon
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When we first spot Gentetsu Maeshiro, he's way down Sunset Beach, a stick figure bent over by the shore.

It's mid-afternoon and my wife and I are among a handful of people enjoying this long stretch of sand on the east side of Ishigaki, one of the southernmost islands in the southernmost part of Japan, Okinawa.

We pass a couple from Saitama, north of Tokyo, who just rented an inflatable ring to go floating in the East China Sea.

"What do you think of this place?" I ask them.

"It's so pretty," the young woman replies, looking at the turquoise water.

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