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Island hopping in Okinawa: 3 days! 3 islands! $300!

Shoji takes us on a fun-filled,relaxing and inexpensive three-day trip.
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Life lessons you learn from traveling

Reflecting on your time as a traveler can prove many things to you. The largest factor of all, traveling has made you a better person, situationally, personally and intellectually.
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Tips for traveling solo in the Pacific theater

While vacationing in the Pacific there are numerous picturesque locations to admire. Something that is often neglected when discussing visits to these various locations is the concept of solo travel. Below are four tips on how to travel solo in the Pacific.
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Mamoru-kun statue is always watching on Okinawan island

It was the peak of summer 2015 and I could barely wait until Friday so I could spend my time off snorkeling and stuffing my face with local Okinawan cuisine.
My ideal weekend was approaching slowly but surely, but so was a large-scale typhoon – an immediate threat to my ambitions.
 
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Exploring Okinawa: Quick flight to magical Miyakojima Island

A day relaxing on a beach, having a glass of beer and BBQ with your friend is a great way of spending your weekend in Okinawa.
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Trip to Singapore lands family in Okinawa

It was a dark and stormy night when the Anderson's finally left their home in Camp Zama, Japan, to travel to Yokota Air Base, Japan, (It really was dark when we left and it was raining, so the opening line can be used with a fair sense of not embellishing the story).
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Exploring Okinawa: Horses, butterflies, goats at Uruma Farm

The Uruma Farm Okinawa, only a 10-minute drive from the Ishikawa Exit on the Expressway, is a more-than-12-acre “farm for tourism” that is packed with family fun.
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8 lessons kids learn from traveling

To quote Gustave Flaubert, “Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” Even children can become humble during their travels.
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Hey, Marvel Studio fans, 'A Universe of Heroes' exhibit to be held on Okinawa!

Enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe through May 31 at the Marvel Studios: A Universe of Heroes, an exhibit at San-A Parco City near Camp Kinser. The event by Marvel Studio gives fans an up-close look at the world they’ve grown to love onscreen.
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The story behind Okinawa's sacrificial cows, stone lions

A guidebook for the Village of Ginoza led to the discovery of three ancient stone carvings, located within the district of Sokei and the legend behind annual rituals performed there.
The statues were placed in the north, south and west boundaries of the settlement to ward off evil.
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VIDEO: Taste of Spain: Recipe for paella

On a day in mid-October, I tried cooking paella, a Spanish dish for the first time.
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VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Make your own Goya juice

It’s not too much a stretch to say Goya is the staple of Okinawa.
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VIDEO: Taste of Japan: Kanten jelly a sweet, healthy alternative

As a kid, every New Year I would look forward to a sweet jelly called kouhaku kanten. Kanten is a jelly made from boiled tengusa algae and seaweed. It is known for being low-calorie and rich in fiber, so it is often used as a healthy alternative to regular sweets.
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Too much to drink last night? Don't worry, Japanese have cure for hangover!

Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.
Lunch plate at Cafe Koko
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Okinawa longevity cuisine: Trendy food for a long life

It has been said that food is the soul of a country. This couldn’t be truer for Okinawa. A mix of favorable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that is now known as “Okinawan cuisine”.
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Pizza Sun Okinawa serves up perfect pie at American Village

Following a recommendation from one of our readers, I was on a quest for some good eats at Pizza Sun Okinawa.