Tag: Futenma & Urasoe area

CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY Have any of you visited Futenma shrine caves? For those who have, you may or may not have noticed, a short...

    CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY If you’ve ever driven out of Camp Foster's Legion Gate and taken a right, you’ll have passed by Futenma Shrine Caves....

Vintage Yard Antiques CONTRIBUTED BY JASON ANNIS There is something about the way things were made many years ago that has a timeless allure. If you...

CONTRIBUTED BY ROB DOGGETT After years of growing up watching Bruce Lee movies, like every kid, I always wanted to learn how to do what...

CONTRIBUTED BY LACEY SOILEAU Married to a Cajun man and having lived in Louisiana for several years, I'd like to think I know what good Louisiana...

CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A. Cafe Nicoli is not new to Okinawa, nor should it be new to you. However, our last write up (which you...

CONTRIBUTED BY BRETTE KNAUTE There was a time, back in my youth, when my car was spotless. The seats were clean, the windows were washed --...

CONTRIBUTED BY Fun Flying Four Have you been to Minotagawa yet? You seriously need to... it’s a foodies delight! Claire Bray-Collin already wrote about the delicious oHacorte...

CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN With many noodle restaurants very close by, namely Ramen Kagetsu Arashi, Marugame and Taiwan Ramen House Ho-Ja to name a few,...

CONTRIBUTED BY CLAIRE BRAY-COLLINS Tart? Tarte? I’ll admit, I’ve been called both in the past…The former, a spunky, stylish gal with a razor-sharp wit. The latter,...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Barclay Exterior Truthfully, I am not really a fan of strip malls with the exception of Barclay's court in Urasoe City. For one,...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Pan Ya Signs EDITOR'S NOTE 8/12:  This post was written specifically about the Urasoe location.  Unfortunately these shops have closed.  They are...

Gunners Sign CONTRIBUTED BY SUZIE SMITH I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a massage junkie; but after arriving on island I was a bit disappointed...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANALICIA MCCLELLAN I had my Mom and Grandma visiting from the States and it was their last full day there. After spending...

CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA One of the many things I love about eating out in Okinawa is that a lot of the restaurant kitchens, in the...

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GARCIA (Sorry, this is a horrible picture of the exterior. My camera skills are not enough to get the whole name in...

CONTRIBUTED BY AVIVA My family of three went to Bambohe for lunch today on Kokusai. (Apparently there's a Bambohe over near Futenma too.) Their deal...