Monthly Archives: February 2012
Itokazu Ruins
CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON
I was heading to check out Nirai Kanai Bridge in Nanjo-shi (the end of Pref. Route 86), and was detoured off...
Kiyuna Farm
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
While driving from the Okinawa Aquarium to Okuma, we came across a big brown sign that had a picture of a...
Okinawa Ryuibukan Martial Arts
CONTRIBUTED BY LYNN HAMILTON
Martial Arts 1
I love martial arts. I have been a practitioner on and off over the years. When I arrived in...
Shuri Ryusen Bingata
CONTRIBUTED BY CLAIRE BRAY-COLLINS
I’m a sucker for a good adventure. Heck! I’m a sucker for a good old fashioned tourist trap. I don’t mind...
Wood Crafts near Okuma
CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES
Wood Crafts Bldg
While driving home from Okuma, we came across a shop that boasted of hand-carved trinkets, toys and other wooden...
Self-Taught Japanese, part V: Japanese for Busy People
CONTRIBUTED BY ERIN SCHALK
japanese for busy people volumes
If the Japanese textbook Genki seems too intimidating, requiring too much of a financial or time commitment, the...
American Wave — Vintage Shopping
CONTRIBUTED BY LULU
American Wave Exterior
I admit - I was one of those little girls who raided her mum’s closet for outfits and spangle, and...
Ishikawa Kougen Observatory
CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON
Ishikawa Obs View
I found out about this place from the Uruma City offical website. Since I can’t read anything in Japanese,...
Self-Taught Japanese, part IV: Genki
CONTRIBUTED BY ERIN SCHALK
Genki NewandOld VolumeI
Now that New Year’s festivities have passed, hopefully we have all had a few weeks to come down from...
Tamagusuku Ruins
CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON
Tamagusuku Arch
I found this place driving north from Peace Memorial Park. It’s a bit off the beaten path, but a simple...
Tanaga-gumui (Aha Falls)
CONTRIBUTED BY CASSANDRA ABEL
Tanaga View
Tanaga Hike
On a trip up to Cape Hedo we found another small wonder of Okinawa called Tanaga-gumui (also called Aha...
WOOP: Women on Okinawa Pavement
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PEVEHOUSE & HEIDI BREDLOW
WOOP Logo
Come run with us! WOOP! WOOP!
Wait, what was that? W.O.O.P.? Yeah, that’s right – Women On Okinawa...
The Shanbio: Spa & Yoga Studio
CONTRIBUTED BY MIKAYLA KING
Shanbio Yoga
After reading one of the monthly Okinawa Living magazines, I came across an advertisement for a spa and yoga studio...
2012 Okinawa Hai Calendar – February
The 2012 calendar was only available for a couple short months at the end of 2011 and the beginning of this year. In case...