Tsuken Island, just off the east coast of Okinawa’s main island, is also known as “Carrot Island.” This wonderous place with interesting landscapes and beautiful views has earned this moniker because Tsukenjima ninjin carrots are its signature product, known for their rich sweetness.
Take a trip to Okinawa’s “Carrot Island.” Known for its sweet carrots, Tsuken Island, just off the east coast of Okinawa’s main island, is a wonderous place with interesting landscapes and beautiful views.
Rear Adm. Chris Engdahl, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, speaks with local media aboard Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary staging base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) to local media Oct. 6, 2021.
Rear Adm. Chris Engdahl assumed command of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76 from Rear Adm. Fred Kacher during a change of command ceremony at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, May 12.
Capt. Scott Hardy (right), Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa, poses for a group photo with a delegation from Japan’s National Diet on White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2020.
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Nike Perkins, from Marshall, Texas, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO), power washes a staircase outside Building 1000 on White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 24, 2020
It is a meal of boiling things like chopped radish and eggs, or tasty chikuwa fish cakes in a soy sauce or kombu soup stock for a long time to gain flavor.
Rice is more than just a food in Japan: wet rice cultivation shaped the course of Japanese history, rice plays an important role in Shinto rituals, and it’s the backbone of Japanese sake, mochi, and traditional Japanese desserts.
