Nago Grocery Store is a beautiful souvenir store located in downtown Nago. Nago is the largest Northern city on the main island of Okinawa and the city has a slower pace than Naha.

For many Japanese pro-baseball players, Feb. 1 marks Day One of training. And many teams of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) head to the sub-tropical islands of Okinawa to kick off the team warm-up

In Japan, Tsuribori refers to ponds where you can enjoy fishing without even going to sea.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael Moore, retired sergeant major of 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, gives a speech during the 7th Comm. Bn. Sgt. Maj. Relief and Appointment ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kaden Shin, a corrections specialist with Regional Brig, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, prepares for the tire flip event during the Pacific Iron Challenge on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024.

Cafe Gallery Doka Doka is an Okinawan Yachimun (pottery) gallery and cafe restaurant in Onna. There are quite a few seaside cafes in Okinawa, but Doka Doka is unique in its combination of handmade pottery, tasty food and a magnificent view of the Onna coast.

King Tacos is a legendary Japanese Mexican restaurant located in Kin Town on the main island of Okinawa. It is best known as the birthplace of taco rice. Taco rice is a fusion of Mexican and Japanese food created by Matsuzo Gibo, who came up with the original dish in 1984 at his restaurant Parlor Senri also in Kin Town.

In Okinawa, King Tacos is almost like a synonym for taco rice.

A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!

Nago Castle Park is a hot spot for cherry blossom-viewing in the winter as thousands of visitors come to enjoy the pink blush flowers. Nago-dake, a mountain just at the back of the park, does not receive the same glory.