Iriomote, Okinawa, Japan

Overlooking remote Tsukigahama Beach, the Nirankanai is a mid-size, five-star resort at an incredible location on the tip of the island’s mangrove-covered northern peninsula. Boasting 140 rooms arrayed over four floors, it has all the facilities you’d expect of a top-notch resort, including a large outdoor pool, but in the middle of pristine wilderness. Enjoy boat and kayak tours up local rivers to impressive waterfalls, explore shell-sand beaches only accessible by launch and discover magical fire-fly sites deep in the forest, retiring to a plush room and gourmet supper at the end of the day.