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Alice Cafe: A Dancer’s Need

CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREA WOOD You would think the name Alice Cafe means you’re going to a place where you meet your friends for lunch in...

Kokusai Dori, Naha: A Mecca For Tourists

CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY Kokusai Dori (street) is a hugely popular tourist spot located in Naha, Okinawa’s capital city. The name Kokusai Dori translates to...

Exploring Aeon Malls in Okinawa

CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY Aeon is a chain of malls found throughout Japan and Asia. They are the biggest retail operator on the continent. On...

Mihama American Village

Mihama American Village CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY American Village is a hugely popular tourist attraction. A short drive off Highway 58, between Camp Foster and Kadena...

UNIQLO

Editor's Note: Uniqlo was originally reviewed on Okinawa Hai on August 14, 2009; you can read a PDF copy of that original review HERE. The post...

Marine Thrift Shop

CONTRIBUTED BY MARIE LEWIS I am a lover of all things thrifty. I consider myself a scavenger and I balk at the idea of paying...

2nd Street Recycle Store

CONTRIBUTED BY LEVI COLE When Japan’s economy took a turn for the worse over a decade ago, recycle/second-hand shops started to gain popularity among a...

Okinawa Party Characters

CONTRIBUTED BY REGINA DESAMOURS I recently enlisted the help of Okinawa Party Characters for my sons 5th birthday. It was his very first party and...

Manga Souko マンガ倉庫 – Recycle Store

Recycle Store Exterior CONTRIBUTED BY STEPHANIE MONROE I’ve been on Okinawa about a year now, and since our arrival I’ve been lamenting the loss of one...

Fabric Clothing Store

CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTOPHER DONG We walked through the small streets of South Sunabe on a sunny weekend afternoon. It was that odd hour of day...

Kokusai Street

Kokusai Street, Naha CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS We talk about “Kokusai Street” all the time here on this beautiful rock we call home, but some of...

Skip Kid's Clothing

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FILLMAN Skip Front I am pregnant with my first child, and was very excited when I stumbled upon this store, Skip. It's...

Fukubukuro 福袋 – “Lucky Bags”

We aren't certain we are getting this info to you in time!  But on the off chance that some stores are still offering these,...

Koza Gate Apartment

CONTRIBUTED BY ERIN SCHALK Koza Gate Pottery In my case, finding Koza Gate Apartment, a combined boutique and art gallery, could be best described as a...

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...

Favori – Ladies, Kids & Accessories

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES Living in Okinawa, we’ve often read some awkward sounding phrases on shirts that made us go, “Huh!?” Sometimes it almost sounds...

Shoe Plaza

CONTRIBUTED BY SARRA MCMILLAN I love shoes. Who’s with me? Before coming to Japan, I agonized over the shoe situation that would await me; I’d...

Army on Okinawa Gift Shop

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE I don't want to alarm anyone but THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!  *ahem* (I think my panic and unpreparedness...

Happiness Kids Clothing

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA "Sell so much, your kids think they are next."  -- Advise from financial wizard, Dave Ramsey With PCSing looming large on the...

Ryukyu Tribes Clothing Shop

CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK Last week on a drive up north to "see what we could see", my friend and I spotted Ryukyu Tribes – with...

Whoop Hoop Kids Clothing

CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK   Whoop Hoop's bright yellow sign has always vied for my driving attention down by Araha Beach.  With no children of my...

Okinawa Kids Clothing Swap Program

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA As some of you know, I was a bit shocked to give birth to a little girl in July.  Along with...

Family Boutique

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE Where do you buy your home decor on the island? Not art, but I guess what you might call "interior goods." Towels,...

Toys R Us, Naha

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE We have lived here on island for almost ten months now, and somehow I've managed to avoid making a trip to...

Comme Ca Ism

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Let’s talk clothes. I have no idea where they myth got started that there aren’t any cute clothing stores on this island....

Size Charts

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Japanese sizing has been a problem for me. Probably because I was too lazy to figure out what I was doing,...

Shima’s Hobby Shop

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Today is the day we share our favorite holiday shopping spots on the island. I’m so excited about this, and I...

A Bento Shopping Spree

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL By definition Bento is a meal (typically lunch) served in a box. The longer you live in Japan and the more...

Yukata

CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL I'm sure you've seem them around. A lightweight, casual kimono worn anytime in the summer, but more frequently seen at bon...

RU-MI-NE

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON   I'm not really sure which of these signs belongs to the storefront I am covering today. The cashier tried diligently...