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Get ready for road tax season on Okinawa

Spring in Okinawa is a season for road tax as well as flowers and beach openings. Every year, road tax payment needs to be made between April and May. 

Travel

Beautiful bingata: Tap into creativity with Okinawan traditional cloth dyeing

Bingata is a traditional cloth-dyeing method that spans generations and has a 500-year history on Okinawa. This craft consists of colorful patterns painted onto fabric used for tapestries, clothing and more.

Travel

Rules for riding e-scooters in Japan

With the recent uptick of violations and accidents involving e-scooters in Japan, I realized it might be time to catch up on the rules and regulations of using these vehicles.

Food & Drink

Taste of Okinawa: Yummy Mediterranean food at Onna Village café

There are plenty of similar café-galleries on Okinawa, but Doka Doka is one of the most popular among tourists.


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Education

Congratulate your 2024 graduate in Stripes Grad Tab

High school graduation is a special time, and Stars and Stripes is pleased to once again be putting together our annual Grad Tab, highlighting information on all of the Pacific DoDEA high schools and their graduating classes.

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Community News

Your vote counts!: Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2024

It's a new year, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!


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Travel

VIDEO: Exploring Okinawa: A lovely trek to Hiji Waterfall

Hiji Otaki, or Hiji Waterfall, is a great destination for exploring on the northern part of Okinawa.

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Food & Drink

My Faves: 5 Japanese instant noodles

Ever since I started working from home, instant noodles have become my go-to for a quick bite.

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Travel

VIDEO: Exploring Okinawa: Big fun on tiny Sesoko Island

Sesoko-jima is a small island with a circumference of only eight kilometers. If you have been to Expo Park on Okinawa’s main island, you’ve probably spotted this island off Motobu Peninsula’s coast.

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Food & Drink

Natto Beans: All about Japan’s weird fermented soy superfood

Japanese natto beans have garnered a bit more of the spotlight in recent years for their superfood and probiotic appeal.

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Travel

VIDEO: Hiking to Okinawa’s scenic Tataki Waterfall

For adventurous minds on the island of Okinawa, Tataki Waterfall in Ogimi Village is worth a visit.

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Food & Drink

VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Frying up bitter melon goya

If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon.

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Travel

Exploring Okinawa: Step back in time in Minatogawa Stateside Town

Take a trip back to the 1960s at Minatogawa Stateside Town for some shopping, antiquing and café dining inside some peculiar buildings.

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