Posted on 13 September 2011.
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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Posted on 29 May 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY MELISSA MCDANIEL You’re probably aware that Okinawa is the home of nine sites designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and you’ve probably visited the biggies–Shuri-jo, Zakimi-jo, maybe Shikana-en Gardens. But what about that one on the map–the cave-like picture with the cryptic name? In our quest to see all of the nine UNESCO [...]
Posted in Kids Activities: Outdoors, Outdoor Activities, World Heritage Sites3 Comments
Posted on 19 January 2011.
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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Posted on 30 January 2009.
CONTRIBUTED BY DASHA GARIEPY Are you eager to try the restaurant from Kelly’s last post, but don’t want to drive all-the-way-to-Nago “just” for that? Are you looking for something to do around Nago that doesn’t involve pineapples, citrus fruits, or fish tanks? Then read on, because hiking around Nakijin Castle Ruins and its related Museum is [...]
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Posted on 12 December 2008.
CONTRIBUTED BY DASHA GARIEPY Sometimes, good ideas get lost in translation. A local example of this is T-shirts that bear unusual slogans like “Sunny Day Birds are Happy.” I smile and wonder what the shirt creator was originally thinking. Other times the translation is right on. While the phrasing may be unusual, the idea comes [...]
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Posted on 01 December 2007.
CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON My MIL, my two kids (ages 4 & 6), and I went on a tour of Shurijo Castle and everyone loved it. We left first thing in the morning so that we arrived as soon as they opened. The directions on their web [...]
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