I'm 33 American visiting with my friends from Seoul for four full days first week of August. I see it's peak season so resorts are a ridiculous 500 USD plus a night.

We are looking at AirBnB and it seems they are scattered all over. Is there one area that is better than others for hopping around to other beaches or day trips? We will be renting a car.

It also seems these areas are literally tiny towns in the middle of nowhere, so we will even be doing a lot of cooking and home drinking.

We do plan to stay in Naha the first night as we arrive at like 6:30-7:30 PM. Our last day flight is at 1:30 so that's just wake up and head out.

Also if anyone can recommend any good restaurants or bars, please do! We have all been to Tokyo and Osaka countless times so the "novelty" of Japan isn't so much important haha. Just GOOD times!