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.
Emerald Beach is located within the Ocean Expo Park on the Motobu Peninsula. Situated at the northern end of the Ocean Expo Park, Emerald Beach is a family friendly "Y" shaped coral sand beach separated into three sections: Playing, resting and viewing.
Box turtles, fruit bats, crested eagles, tree-climbing lizards, and scores of tropical fish. No, this is not the latest Disney feature—but the creatures I saw during a three-day visit to Iriomotejima in Okinawa.
Okinawa is famous for its shisa, lion-dog guardians that are placed either on rooftops or in pairs on pillars outside of homes. They protect the homes from ill-fortune and natural disasters (ie typhoons and fires) and are much valued and loved by islanders.
Taketomi is one of the islands in the Yaeyama island chain, the southernmost islands of the Japanese archipelago. While the island is known for its white coral roads, tiled houses and carts pulled by water buffalo, it is also a paradise for flower lovers.
In many locations around the world, an airport is no more than a place of transit. It's somewhere you try to get in and out of as quickly as possible. In Ishigaki's sparkling new domestic terminal, you might find yourself lingering longer than expected.
Want to get away?? Feel the need to be pampered on a subtropical Japanese island? Then book your next vacation at the ANA Intercontinental Resort in Ishigaki, one of Japan’s southernmost islands. From the rooms to the food to the on-site beach, you’ll be tempted to never leave the grounds during your stay.
