Monthly Archives: July 2011
Nigiri Uminai Sushi: Courtney 105 Yen Sushi-Go-Round
CONTRIBUTED BY KATIE CLARY
When I lived in Okinawa as a kid, I thought that Sushi-go-Round restaurants were the coolest thing in the world. What...
Okinawa Marriot Resort & Spa
Oki Marriot View to Pool
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER
Feeling the familiar itch of needing a break from the daily routine, I knew I was getting...
Nishihara Marine Park
Nishihara Beach
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE SANCHEZ
When a couple of friends invited me to spend the day at the beach, I was all game. When...
Noah Animal Hospital
Noahs Sign
CONTRIBUTED BY ALEXANDRA KEY
For all the pet lovers on Okinawa, I need to fill you in. Vets out in town aren’t scary. Sure,...
Michi No Eki Yuiyui Kunigami Center & Restaurant Kuina
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
On a recent camping trip to Okuma, we decided to see what the sleepy outskirts had to offer. We came...
MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS Cards
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER
Your three-year old spilled his orange juice, and while you are on your hands and knees cleaning it up, you...
Sobaya Chirugwa
CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN
What happens when you love your mother very much? You name your restaurant after her of course! At least in this...
Okinawa Kids Clothing Swap
Swap Clothing
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER
The concept of swap shopping is simple and genius: take what you don’t need and trade it for something you...
Shabu-Shabu and BBQ
Shabu Exterior
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
It was the day of Typhoon Songda and our Japanese friends decided to go bowling. Our family figured that...
Suntory Coffee Taste Test
CONTRIBUTED BY JOY BARNES
I wouldn’t call myself a “coffee snob” but I would definitely say I know a thing or two about good coffee....
Cafe Green Green
Green Green Chicken
Green Green View
CONTRIBUTED BY ANNE PARADISE
Let me just say, that as I was slowly navigating through a neighborhood via “Café Green Green”...
Cafe Lollipop
Lollipop Front
CONTRIBUTED BY ANNE PARADISE
One of the best things about working at a Japanese high school is going out to lunch with the teachers....
Cafe Street Chatan Coffee
Chatan Coffee Drinks
CONTRIBUTED BY ALEXIS KNUTSON
Sometimes one of the best things about going somewhere new is the thrill of the hunt. You know,...
Hinoe Izakaya
Hinoe Interior View
CONTRIBUTED BY KAYLIE GROENHOUT
During May when the rainy season was in full effect, it was easy to get into a funk around...
Garden Restaurant Taurus
Taurus Food
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
There was nothing that had anything to do with astrological signs at Garden Restaurant Taurus. Nothing that had to...
Dulce Nail & Massage
Dulce Toes
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER
Dulce, indeed! Everything about this nail salon is sweet – the location, the nail art, the price, and most of...
Singapore Trip
Singapore Zoo
CONTRIBUTED BY ROSIE LEE
One of the most exciting things available to families living overseas in the Pacific is the many great travel opportunities....
Drive-through Veggie Stands?
Veg Stands Cabbage
CONTRIBUTED BY CAYLN PAQUIN
Here in Okinawa, we don’t have as many drive-through businesses as in the US, especially when it comes to...
Cho-Cho-Rino Hawaiian Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
Okay, I’ll admit. We visited this place because I was expecting full on Hawaiian fare. I was expecting plate lunches with...
2011 Okinawa Hai Calendar – July
Many of you ordered the 2011 Okinawa Hai Calendar for yourself and friends and family. But for those who were not so lucky, we...