Part of a series of jaw-dropping drone videos highlighting a corner of Japan that is just about as far from Tokyo as you can get (both literally and figuratively!).

Indeed, the country’s southernmost main-four-island prefecture is all about the wonders and bounties of nature: secluded tropical sandbars, rocky inland canyons, lush broadleaf forests … this riot of sound and color will make you want to hop on a ferry with surfboard, kayak, and/or hiking boots in tow!