In Naze, Amami City, you have this nostalgic scenery, left behind the time. I mean, you are not from the 60s Japan, but you get a sense that that was kind of the Japan just after WWII. It takes you back to the era, and you kind of get a feeling that how the people were poor, but working hard to become rich.
In the markets, you can have fancy food, like reasonably priced Italian dishes, local dishes, and some sweets.