I cannot express how thankful I am to Kaorusan, Taachisan, Georgiechan and all the beautiful staff at Bamboo for welcoming me into their life. I could not have chosen a better host! I stayed with Kaor...

I cannot express how thankful I am to Kaorusan, Taachisan, Georgiechan and all the beautiful staff at Bamboo for welcoming me into their life. I could not have chosen a better host! I stayed with Kaoru for one month and I wish I could have stayed longer! I will definitely be back! Kaorusan was very generous with her time, helping me practice Japanese and going to izakayas together. I got to go help out in the restaurant at Bamboo, go to local festivals (I even danced in one), play local volleyball, go fishing etc). I made some great friends at Bamboo, who I will be meeting again in Osaka and Tokyo. Bamboo is 2 minutes walk to Nishihama beach, which has the most beautiful blue water called Hateruma Blue! You can swim with sea turtles and tropical fish everyday. The night sky is also spectacular! The food at Bamboo is delicious and I even learnt how to make some Japanese dishes. Thank you Kaorusan! Staying at Bamboo has been the highlight of my time in Japan. I look forward to seeing you in Australia!

If you want to home-stay in Okinawa this is the best place to do it!

Kaoru and her family were the most amazing hosts. We stayed with them on Hateruma island for 3 weeks and we loved it so much we cant wait to come back and visit them all.
Kaoru (who speaks perfect...

Kaoru and her family were the most amazing hosts. We stayed with them on Hateruma island for 3 weeks and we loved it so much we cant wait to come back and visit them all.
Kaoru (who speaks perfect English) and her husband Tachii were so welcoming and helpful. We stayed at their little restaurant Bamboo which is literally a 3-minute walk to a beautiful beach with the most amazing snorkeling, so many turtles and seas life. The food was also amazing and Kaoru spent so much time with us trying to teach us Japanese. We still have a lot of study to do but feel like we learned a lot. We had the BEST experience and feel like we are all family now. We miss them lots and look forward to seeing them all again soon!!
If you have the chance to get down to this most amazing and remote part of Japan do not hesitate you will love it!!!