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Nanto is an Okinawa-based company offering visitors ways to experience the region’s history, culture and natural scenery. Its tourism information highlights attractions across Okinawa, including the Ryukyu Kingdom Castle Town, where visitors can explore traditional red-tile-roofed homes and try crafts such as bingata dyeing and weaving. The site also features Gyokusendo, a natural limestone cave known for its extensive formations, and a habu museum. Other experiences include a guided walk through a forest associated with Ryukyuan mythology and a tour of a forested valley formed by a collapsed limestone cave.

On Ishigaki Island, Nanto presents a large limestone cave with fossilized shells, as well as a beach where swimming is possible even at low tide and activities such as snorkeling are available. The company also operates Nanto Brewery, a small Okinawan producer of habu medicinal liquor, liqueurs and locally made beer. Together, these attractions and products connect visitors with Okinawa’s distinctive landscapes, traditions and local flavors.