okinawa hai!

CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA Call it a purse, a tote, a hand-bag or a pocket book. Whatever you call it, it’s the accessory that we hold near and dear to our hearts! I even spent over an hour in the BX a few weeks back carrying around a purse and a laptop bag with the hope [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA This big yellow building is hard to miss on 75 and houses a variety of items for your shopping pleasure.  If you are looking for a new pair of jeans this is a great place to start your hunt.  The Jean Shop, aka Mac House, carries men’s, women’s and children’s items to include Hanes for [...]

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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. It’s just not the truth! There is lots of cute stuff here, as my wallet can attest to. I’ve already highlighted two clothing stores that I like, Roseri and [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN I debated whether or not to write about the Awase Shopping Center. This is where the Toy’s-R-Us is located and I figured that most of you have probably visited it already. Then I got to thinking, if you don’t have kids you might not have checked it out, and it really [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Roseri is a girls’ style clothing store. The style is very young and trendy, think Avril Lavigne’s new clothing line (AKA “Rock Glam”). I loved most of what they had in there. I have not figured out the clothing-size system yet (in any of the Japanese stores), but I did pretty [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON Okay, so costumes and formal wear do not actually go together, although Elvira seems to pull it off with style! But you have to give me credit for putting the two together in one post like this! Have you found your Halloween costume yet? Our family is going with a Star [...]

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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 to answer my questions, laced with choppy Japanese, to no avail. So maybe you might know. If you can tell from the signs the name of the store … please [...]

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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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