okinawa hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON A big thank you goes out to Stacey for sending the info about this mall. I can’t wait to check it out since, as you might have suspected, I love to shop! Also, my kids will get a huge kick out that cool train. If you’re craving for some Colors of [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON Now, about this store, it truly lives up to the “kool” part in it’s name because of the “too cool” fashions they offer. If you’re looking for a huge store with lots of options, then Gookool is NOT the place to go. Instead, it offers some cool, trendy items at a [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON The real name is Nature Earth Ocean and Space Thanks to reader Shannan who found this place, which seems to be just the right spot for all of your outdoor goods. Here is what Shannan has to say about NEOS: “NEOS is referred to as Okinawa’s REI.  They have a huge [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO UNIQLO already made a post on our blog a while back. The post is “go, uniqlo, go!” I’m writing about it as well, because it’s a fun store to write about! I like UNIQLO for different reasons. 1. Reasonable prices 2. Simple and stylish designs 3. Comfortable 4. Good sales UNIQLO is [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON Hello shoppers, you’ll be thrilled to know that I stumbled upon a strip of glory. This week I wanted to cover a familiar shopping site, but as I was leaving Jakkepoes (I’m still dreaming about those pancakes …), I came across this fabulous strip mall. Now I have to tell you, [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO                                       Kariyushi is a word made up of “kari” and “yushi” in Okinawan (Ryukyu) Dialect and means auspicious or happiness.  Kari means lucky and yushi means come near.  Kariyushi wear was named in a wish that wearing it will bring [...]

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T-Shirt from UNIQLO UT Store, originally uploaded by vyses. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Have you been to Uniqlo yet? Clothes on the cheap. Clothes that will fit. Clothes in a can. Clothes with pizazz. The vending machine t-shirts aren't sold here in Okinawa however, fret not, the store is close at hand. I know of [...]

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KARIYUSHI, originally uploaded by u*yam. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO The kariyushi are aloha-light or aloha-with-a-touch-of-class-and-funk shirts traditional on this here Okinawa. You've seen them out and about. ALSO, these shirts are or were part of a national initiative to tweak the Japanese business dress code. Operation Cool Biz. Seriously. Yes. I kid not. THIS is [...]

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