One of my favorite things to do with my kids has always been to just take a walk and see what we can see. I’ve never been the type to worry about a list or a plan.
Whether you’re working from home, sheltering in place or just staying home, if you’re like us, you’re probably dreaming of open skies, sandy beaches, tall mountains, or perfect powdery slopes.
Welcome to virtual vacation video series where we can explore destinations from the comfort of our homes. Join us as we take a short virtual journey to Busan.
Kakazu Ridge played a pivotal role in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Only a short 15-minute drive from MCAS Futenma and you can immerse yourself in a piece of island and world history.
Although Kakazu Ridge is a quiet area where locals go to play mini-golf or let their children loose for playground time, this place was the site of deadly combat during the Battle of Okinawa.
With the 2016 release of Mel Gibson’s Academy Award nominated “Hacksaw Ridge,” there has been increased interest in the Okinawa site where the movie takes place.
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.
There’s a place that brings the beautiful ocean off Okinawa indoors: the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium at Ocean Expo Park in Motobu.
In the Okinawan dialect, Churaumi means “clear, beautiful seas.”
Okinawa is known for its Tsuboya pottery, a type of unglazed pottery that became all the rage on the island in the 16th and 17th centuries when three Korean potters were encouraged to plant roots on Okinawa and teach the locals their age-old techniques.
From a rice paddy on the island of Java we watch as a young boy releases a male pigeon. It flies erratically into the air and then homes in on something. In the distance a man holding another pigeon - it's mate - raises it high in the air. The male makes a beeline for the female and gets a round of cheers from the surrounding men and boys. H
