Monthly Archives: January 2014
Aroma Room Sola
CONTRIBUTED BY KYLENE O'CONNOR
I experienced my first sensational aroma room scent at my yoga class. During meditation my instructor used it to mist a...
Okinawa Map
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Nansei Animal Hospital
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER OLSEN
If the Kadena Veterinary Clinic is unavailable, there may be few of us that start to panic when thinking about finding...
Naha International Airport
CONTRIBUTED BY JOEL SEPPALA
One of the things that most binds those of us who live temporarily on Okinawa, whether for one week or for...
Ogido Park (Nakagusuku Park)
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER OLSEN
Editor's Note: A reader has commented that a sign at this park names it Nakagusuku Park, rather than Ogido Park.
Introducing the...
Tina’s Top Ten Nail Salon
CONTRIBUTED BY TYLER GRAY
Feel like you need a little time away from the circus of life? Step right up to Tina’s Top Ten.
Desperate for...
Sunflower Festival
The location and dates of the 2015 festival have changed from previous years. This year it will operate from February 28th through March 15th.
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Tihar Indian Restaurant
Note: This restaurant closed in its original Chatan location in September 2014, but a reader has informed us that it has since reopened in Mihama....
Yanbaru Forest Toy Museum
CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS
Very recently a small, but fun, art museum opened in Kunigami Village, a short drive from Okuma. While I wouldn’t recommend driving...
Tokyo Metro – Your Ticket to Explore
CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER
When we decided to go to Tokyo the first week in December, everyone we talked to and every tour guide we...
Seijin-no-hi: Coming-of-Age Holiday
This post was originally published on January 9, 2010. We're pulling it out of the archives so that all of you - especially our...
Toma’s Garage
CONTRIBUTED BY LACEY SOILEAU
When my husband first told me he got orders for us to move to Okinawa, he made it his mission to...
Tokyo Explorations: Odaiba
CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER
Wanting to make the most of our first trip to Tokyo, we decided to venture over to the Odaiba area on...
Makiminato Terabu Cave & Shrine
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER OLSEN
It never ceases to amaze me what things are hiding in plain sight, here in Okinawa. I have driven past this...
Sammy’s Bar Kiwi
CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID
I was watching the Japanese travel-food-lifestyle channel, Tabi Channel one night and saw a show in which the host devotes himself...
2014 Okinawa Hai Calendar – January
The 2014 calendar was available for purchase in November and December of 2013; we have a limited amount of calendars left for on-island delivery....