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Mister Donut
CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR
Hands down the coolest place to get a donut on-island. If you love good food, a fun place to eat and...
To See: Pottery
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA OLIVERAS
This weeks pottery image is provided courtesy of SvitanNikol. A wonderful vast array of pottery items to feast yours eyes upon!
Lots...
Nani Kore? Starfruit and Kumquats
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
It takes me about two and a half minutes to do my hair, one and a half to do my makeup....
Ramen Kagetsu Arashi (Ticket Restaurant)
CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR
I know I have said this before but I love eating out in Okinawa – it makes me feel like my...
Hanko 21
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK
In many Asian cultures, a name stamp or seal is often used instead of a signature. Here in Japan, name stamps are called...
To See: Anything Goes
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA OLIVERAS
Love this super colourful image this week by Michael AKA mjspagna. It is "Oki junk - pile of scrap metal near...
Nani Kore? Persimmons & Ground Cherries
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
Willingness to try new things. Openness to the unknown. Adventurous spirit. Just a few character traits that make an overseas experience...
Sauce Live Soul Food Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA
It's very rare you come across a place with a New Orleans style jazz atmosphere, good music and food with so much...
Yamachu-Honpo
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINECZUBIK
If your day doesn't get started without a cup of joe, or you just love the smell, take a stroll in Yamachu-Honpo...
To See: Animals
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA OLIVERAS
Stephanie AKA Okistephie of Hot Dog Photography has provided us with a great image of an, a, ummmmm...well, I don't actually...
New Year’s Eve Traditions
CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS
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。
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Otoshidama-bukuro (Otoshidama money envelopes)
The timing of this...
Hong Kong: Part 2, Side Trip to Lantau Island
CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON
A short and easy day excursion from Hong Kong is Lantau Island. This outlying island is more quiet and rural than...
Myung Dong – Korean Yakinuku Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR
As far as I know this restaurant was the first of its kind on Okinawa before the new kid came to...
Hand Craft Shop
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINECZUBIK
Attention crafters! There's a shop near Gate 2 Street to supply your creative needs.
Yarn, beads, fabric and notions of all kinds, the Hand...
Making Friends 101: Striking Up a Conversation
CONTRIBUTED BY JANAE BURGER
Honestly, I am not sure how I ended up with a couple of rolls of toilet paper that night. But there...
To See: Market
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA OLIVERAS
I thought I might as well post the four images this week. Thriveoutdoors has been eyeballing the skinned blowfish down in...
Teru Teru Bozu
Teru Teru Bozu
CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS
Just last week, as my daughters and I were leaving the school where my youngest takes her karate lessons,...
Hong Kong: Part 1
CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON
We recently returned from a Thanksgiving trip to Hong Kong. Since I know many Okinawahai readers may also be planning a...
Dreaming Angel (Christmas) Restaurant
2014 Update - The owner left this information in the comments: "Yes, we are open again this year from 4:00 to 10:30 PM, through 29...
Acute Furniture Shop: Ethnic & Regional Cultural Experience
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK
Acute is a furniture store not to be overlooked.
Acute carries beautiful, new furniture made primarily of teak wood from Indonesia. Crafted in Indonesia,...
Mingling with the Japanese… Things to know before you venture out!
CONTRIBUTED BY JANAE BURGER
According to a Japanese proverb, "There are formalities between the closest of friends." I smile at this as I think about...
To See: Lights
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA OLIVERAS
Erika AKA Bijo D....shot this glowing palm tree. "The palm trees at the casino glow & dance with lights as if...
Japanese Corner: Playground Talk
CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS
I did something a couple of weeks ago which gravely reminded me that my Japanese language skills are in dire need...
Shanghai
CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON
While living in Okinawa, we are fortunate to have so many exciting travel destinations nearby. Mainland Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei,...
Ryukyu Tribes Clothing Shop
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK
Last week on a drive up north to "see what we could see", my friend and I spotted Ryukyu Tribes – with...
Thanksgiving Gatherings
CONTRIBUTED BY JANAE BURGER
I LOVE the episode on Friends with the Turkey-head. You know the one. The episode where they walk around scaring each...
To See: Sea Life
CONTRIBUTED BY PAMELA OLIVERAS
Justin AKA Thriveoutdoors is back this week with a fantastic image of a Lionfish taken during a dive at Onna point....
A Military Family Thanksgiving
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE
Maybe it's just me, but I love Thanksgiving. It's probably my favorite holiday, even moreso than Christmas or the 4th of...
House Moving Tips – for families moving from one off-base home to another
CONTRIBUTED BY JANNINE MYERS
During the summer my husband and I decided that the Kadena flightline, located directly across the road from our off-base home,...
Feeling Holiday Stress? Relax in a Hyperbaric Chamber
CONTRIBUTED BY MARY RICHARDSON
Years ago, when pictures of Michael Jackson sleeping peacefully, if not bizarrely, in an oxygen chamber hit the media, the American...