okinawa hai!

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 QUENTIN RICHARDSON I was heading to check out Nirai Kanai Bridge in Nanjo-shi (the end of Pref. Route 86), and was detoured off the route due to construction. I wasn’t very pleased since the twists and turns led me off Route 86 a LONG distance away. Fontunely, I stumbled upon the famous “white [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Tamagusuku Arch I found this place driving north from Peace Memorial Park. It’s a bit off the beaten path, but a simple visit for sightseeing. It rests atop a hill and has a unique arch entrance that is a bit run down. This castle, and others in the area are not [...]

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This post was originally published on January 1, 2010.  We’re pulling it out of the archives for all of our readers – especially our newer ones – so that you might start this new tradition yourselves.  I wish you will have a good new year! Yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai! よいお年をお迎えください。   source CONTRIBUTED BY [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Kyan View These two sites provide fantastic views of the southern coast as well as secluded snorkeling opportunites (given the sea condtions). Both sites are amazing places to take a loved one; however, kids need to be closely watched if present. Both sites can be visited en route to other places, [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Urasoe Pano 1 Urasoe City Park & Castle Site is a massive network of observatories, walking paths and a large playground at its lower level. The park sits on a high hill on the border of Ginowan & Urasoe. It branches out in several directions and also includes nearby neighborhoods, cemetaries [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY JANNEL KETTENRING Tamaudun Sign Tamaudun Door With the goal to see all nine World Heritage sites on Okinawa, while a friend was visiting, we headed off to find Tamaudun. We had a little difficulty finding this site at first. Most directions we found told us to go to Shuri Castle. After looking at [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SUZIE SMITH What do castle ruins, yakaniku lunch, pineapple wine, glass blowing, and a beer factory have in common? We all know how fun they all individually are; but did you know you can do all this in one day on Okinawa! Kadena ITT facilitates a monthly Explore the North tour that includes [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER MARTINEZ The KES school bus drives ahead. Meanwhile we’re stuck at a red light in the Tamagusuku area of Nanjo.  My toddler, Justice, is the in backseat bouncing with excitement from our field trip to Okinawa World.  Priding myself on a good sense of direction in Okinawa is pointless as this was [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER MARTINEZ After our trip to Cape Zanpa Lighthouse, my family and I saw a small sign to Zakimi Castle Ruins — 1.6km.  We were on our way home, but thought why not finsh the day strong?  If we didn’t make it to the castle that day we may never have made it.  One [...]

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