Ie
8.0
High score (8-10) · Your profile
Ie Island's annual lily festival in late April and early May draws mainland Japanese visitors in significant numbers for a small island — 200,000 lilies blooming around Gusuku Hill creates a specific tourist pulse that brings people outside the usual Okinawa circuit. If you time it right, the guesthouses are full of solo travelers and the small harbor area gets social for a few weeks.
Mid score (6-8)
Ie Island is a small island 9km off the Motobu Peninsula with about 4,000 residents and a handful of guesthouses. Outside the lily festival season it's a quiet agricultural island. The ferry from Motobu runs several times a day but most visitors are day-trippers.
Lower score (below 6)
Ie is a small farming island with almost no social infrastructure. Outside of the brief lily festival window, the island is quiet and closed — residents are friendly in the way small Japanese communities are, but not in ways that translate to social access for outsiders.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the median income in Ie, Okinawa?
$26k median
What's the typical marriage age for women in Ie, Okinawa?
Women marry at 29
How common is a college degree in Ie, Okinawa?
30% men have degree
What's the average male height in Ie, Okinawa?
172 cm local avg
What's the average BMI for women in Ie, Okinawa?
Local women avg 22.2