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Phone Calls – DSN Numbers
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN H.
Sooner or later, while living here on Okinawa, you will have to make phone calls into the DSN system. Basically,...
The New Sanno – Tokyo, Japan
CONTIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE
Part I of this post regarding the Dragon Hill Lodge in Seoul, Korea can be found HERE.
Mention a trip to...
A & W
CONTRIBUTED BY ANALICIA MCCLELLAN
A&W is a rare commodity in the States now. Growing up in Texas and California, I think I’d eaten there once....
Naha Marathon
CONTRIBUTED BY ANNA TIENTER
Did anyone notice the huge group of 25,000 people hanging out around the Asahibashi Park a few Sundays ago? It was...
Dragon Hill Lodge – Seoul, South Korea
I have a riddle for you! I’m thinking of a place. You can say it in German: “Edelweiss,” Hawaiian: “Hale Koa,” Japanese: “New Sanno,”...
Final Moments – PCS to Oki via Seattle
CONTRIBUTED BY CRYSTAL SCHOLLARD
Moving to Okinawa with 2 boys (ages 2 & 4), a bunch of bags and a great husband!
*I write this from...
Okinawa Prefectural Museum – Natural History
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
This little gem is nestled right between the Toys R Us/Babies R Us and the Naha Mainplace. If you’ve been down...
Purikura Photos
CONTRIBUTED SARRA MCMILLAN
Shortly after my arrival in Okinawa in December 2009, a new-found friend pulled me towards the flashing lights and screaming sounds of...
Import Foods
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
The other night my husband and I were watching downloaded episodes (legitimately! - through iTunes) of last season’s Top Gear. In...
Submissions
Submissions
How it Works
Okinawa Hai runs solely on Submission Power; each post is written by you, our readers. When you have eaten at that restaurant, shopped...
Army on Okinawa Gift Shop
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE
I don't want to alarm anyone but THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! *ahem* (I think my panic and unpreparedness...
Tetera Mexican Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER MARTINEZ
In a desperate attempt to find coordinating orange and teal ribbons for our dear friend's baby shower, my neighbor Julie and...
Barracks on Okinawa
CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE
I recently received the following email from a single soldier wondering about the on-base barracks. I looked through our archives and...
Learning Japanese at Kumon
CONTRIBUTED BY MARTHA
You've driven by one or several of them. The baby blue sign with Roman letters spelling out "Kumon", but the O is...
Orion Beer Factory
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE
You can’t go far on Okinawa without bumping into Orion: Orion lanterns, Orion Fest, Orion shirts, and of course Orion beer!...
Dae Jang Geum – Homestyle Korean Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE D.
The Dae Jang Geum restaurant (大長今) in Urasoe City (浦添市) advertises its menu as “homestyle” Korean cuisine, and true to the...
Roller Derby in Okinawa!
CONTRIBUTED BY AMANDA HARMS
PLAY ROLLER DERBY WITH US… the KOKESHI ROLLER DOLLS!
Part manifesto- part invitation, here is my proposition:
So there I was… Thirty-one years...
Whale Sharks
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE
Whale sharks and Okinawa. Some things just go together.
If the Churaumi Aquarium’s awe-inspiring tank of whale sharks left you wanting an...
Okinawa Fruits Land: Tropical Kingdom
CONTRIBUTED BY ANALICIA MCCLELLAN
I'm sure a lot of you have been to the Pineapple Park in Nago, but did you know a couple blocks...
Sourire Bakery
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
Here on Okinawa Hai we all seem to love a good bakery. If you look through the To Eat Index by...
HanaHou Island Style Café
CONTRIBUTED BY STACY STORRS
After a fun, exhausting trip up the Cape Zanpa Lighthouse my family and I decided it was time for some lunch. We...
Riding the Yui Monorail
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
Riding the “train” is one of my daughter’s favorite things to do here on Okinawa. Every time she sees it passing...
PCS: Positive Change of Scenery, IX — Bad News
It's been a number of weeks since we've updated you on the process of the Howe Family PCS. There is a good reason why...
Travel to Nikko, Mainland Japan
CONTRIBUTED BY JOY BARNES
On a recent trip to mainland Japan, I discovered an important insight into how my family travels… we do much better...
Hateruma Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
For our anniversary last month, my husband and I wanted to try something new and different. Something out of the ordinary...
Shintoshin Park
CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE
As the weather starts to cool just a little, maybe your thoughts are turning towards Sunday afternoon picnics in the park,...
Curtains in Housing – Foster Towers
Before coming to Okinawa I was faced with the daunting task of guessing where we might be living and hoping for some answers. It’s...
Zakimi Castle
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...
Cafe Cahaya Bulan
CONTRIBUTED BY MARTHA HEPLER
Our very first weekend in Okinawa, my husband, baby and I piled into the car and headed up north to...
Finances when PCSing "Home"
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA AND HEATHER GELORMINE
A few weeks before PCSing back to the States last spring, Heather and I got to talking about...