TOMIGUSUKU, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) Senaga Island, a small dot of land 300 meters from the southern tip of Naha airport, is a perfect place to watch jets land and take off.

Before the war it had a village of 30 households, but now Senaga is just a gathering place for families and young men and women who watch the planes whiz past.

The Tomigusuku Municipal Government, looking to boost tourism, wants to turn Senaga into a hot-springs resort.