Okinawa Hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID Editor’s Note: This is an update to the original article on Okinawa Fruits Land we published in 2010.  You can read that one HERE. Much like the girl in every “Nerd-To-Princess” movie ever made, Okinawa Fruitsland has gotten contact lenses, dyed its hair and is now showing a little leg. Formerly [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS Need an adventure?  Want to discover places you never imagined?  Care to join a world-wide treasure hunt?  Then Geocaching is exactly what you require!  With around 700 Geocaches (and more being placed weekly) currently in Okinawa, you are in luck. In short, Geocaching is a free, real-world, outdoor treasure hunt.  Players [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS Even if you aren’t a Star Wars fan, you can still appreciate this adorable park!  We came across this area by chance and just had to stop and play around—yes, the playground is big enough for adults to have fun, too.  It reminded me of the village where the Ewoks live [...]

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Motobu Dolphin Jump CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS We swam with dolphins! Literally! This last weekend my family and I were blessed with the opportunity to join in a program where we were able to interact with dolphins, including swimming with them and having them do tricks around us. All of this was done at a [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH HOFFMAN Happy Surfing Exterior I had surfed a bit as a child on the US east coast, and wanted to introduce my children to surfing too. I live by the Sunabe Seawall and see a lot of surfers, so one I asked around for a surfing instructor. A few people recommended I [...]

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Tsuboya Museum Front CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS Naha’s Tsuboya District has been the center of Okinawan pottery since 1682, but they say the earthenware first began being made about 6,600 years ago. The most famous Okinawan pottery is tsuboya-yaki, and it is still being made after being passed down from generation to generation. These are [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY MULDER Stroller Group 1 When I was a teenager I thought it would be cool to one day be in a running club (never mind that I didn’t actually LIKE running. I still wanted to do it). When I became a mother I assumed my dream of running in a running club [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY WELLS Another geocaching adventure took us north to Kin on a beautiful, spring Saturday. The cache was located at Kenmin no Mori (Prefectural Citizen’s Forest). This day trip destination is FULL of things to do, including camping! There is a snack shack, with ice cream and chips, etc: Kenmin Snack Shack There [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY WELLS An errand trip out to the McT area motivated me to make the drive more than just a chore. We are GeoCachers, though a bit inactive due to the birth of our daughter last May, and the entire family has been itching for some adventure. After opening the GeoCaching website, I [...]

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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 cow waving, a carton of milk, and the words ‘Kiyuna Farm.’ It looked like a fun place to visit, so we ventured off – driving up the mountain. After a [...]

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