Last year in early May I set out for the north to hit the beach.
Let’s visit Kaamiijii on Urasoe City’s west coast. This huge rock is named after the Okinawan dialect for “turtle rock.”
For those who are new to the island, traditional Okinawan tombs may look very intriguing. But the spiritual importance these large structures have to Okinawans should be respected.
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Only a two-hour drive away from Camp Foster, Cape Hedo is a good road trip destination.
Minna Island, a small remote island located off the coast of Motobu Penisula, is surrounded by beautiful and peaceful waters.
If you head west from Okinawa, you’ll soon come across an island so beautiful even its name reflects that beauty.
A child racing through the park gleefully squealing, arms stretched out, hands cupped around some many-legged being.
Plaza House Shopping Center is the oldest shopping mall in Japan.
We have lived in Korea, which is called “The Land of Morning Calm.” I loved the morning sunrise in Korea.
Hamahiga Island, located to the east of Katsuren Peninsula, is known as “Kami no Shima,” or “God’s Island.”
It was by accident that I went to Ukabijima in Okinawa. On a day in late June, I hit the road and drove down south.
You may not believe this, but I once saw a habu beat a mongoose in a cross-species duel when I was a kid.
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