Tag: Camps Foster

CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID/PHOTOS BY MOTOYUKI NISIMURA, JEFF MAGID, LEAH MAGID When we first moved down to the Araha Beach area from out in the...

CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA SNELL The Dress Diner is a beautiful, glass-walled restaurant (located on the first floor of the Dai Ichi Hotel) with breathtaking views...

CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA SNELL Sheesah Lounge is a bar/lounge/restaurant located on the 10th floor of the Dai Ichi Hotel. The menu offers home-style Okinawan dishes....

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES For the past three years, my husband and I have been to the Butler Officer’s Club on Plaza for the Marine Corps Birthday Celebrations....

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES After winning an EM gift certificate to a spa at a dinner I recently went to, I was ecstatic.  I love...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES Coming to Roguii is an experience in and of itself.  The building is an old base-style home, but made into a...

CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTOPHER DONG “I wish there was a…” I cannot tell you how many food-crazed expeditions these words have launched during my few years...

Editor's Note: We have been informed that this restaurant has moved from the location listed in this post to the Camp Foster Hospital. In its...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAYLIE GROENHOUT On the ground floor of an unassuming typical concrete building lies a simple restaurant with a flavorful menu and a unique...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PHILLIPS Stationary, kitchen supplies, educational toys, purses, seasonal decorations, health & beauty supplies. Tokyu Hands has them all (and more)! Tokyu Hands is...

CONTRIBUTED BY JORDYN PUGH Do you miss the ambiance of diners in America? Water glasses bigger than a Dixie cup, normal napkins and jukebox music?...

Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who...

CONTRIBUTED BY KYLE KELLY As my time here on Okinawa tragically comes to a close, my family and I are in a mad rush to...

CONTRIBUTED BY REIKO MOTOBU I saw the add for FLEX in the Okinawa Living magazine and though it looked good! So a couple days ago...

CONTRIBUTED BY ASHLEY CONNOLLY Cat Cafe 1 Cat Cafe First of all, I love cats. I have even been referred to as a crazy cat lady. So...

CONTRIBUTED BY CHRIS DONG Growing up in California, I had the good fortune of going on deep sea fishing trips with my father and grandfather....

Mahou Sign CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTOPHER DONG Lazy. That’s what she called me… I mean, sure, I was in no position to argue the facts, lying face...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI LOrange Exterior I first found out about L'Orange Patisserie (オランジュ) from the feature in CalendOkinawa. I could not believe how beautiful the muffins...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES There’s just something about walking into a restaurant where the entrance reminds you of narrow cobblestoned streets you can find in...

CONTRIBUTED BY JESSICA RODRIGUEZ Senor Taco Tacos We are all a fan of Tacos on Okinawa! I am not sure what it is about them, but...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAYLIE GROENHOUT Hayatemaru Salt Based I don’t care how you cut it – there’s nothing like a good bowl of ramen. Be it a...

CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN Minami Exterior Buying fruits and vegetables makes me feel good because I don’t seem to feed my family enough of it. Since...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Ploughmans Food The term “Ploughman's Lunch” is a British phrase for a plain and simple, cold lunch. It usually includes a piece...

CONTRIBUTED MAYRA B. We all have our list of the things we miss from the states. For me, one would be shopping malls where I...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER DEMPSEY Hamburger Steak is one of our family's favorite restaurants. The decor inside and out definitely stands out in Okinawa, as it...

CONTRIBUTED BY LEEANN STEVENS Ocean Breeze Ocean breeze is one of my favorite on base restaurants. The two-level consolidated Club is a 44,000-square-foot facility that includes...

Gunners Sign CONTRIBUTED BY SUZIE SMITH I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a massage junkie; but after arriving on island I was a bit disappointed...

CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN What happens when you love your mother very much? You name your restaurant after her of course! At least in this...

Green Green Chicken Green Green View CONTRIBUTED BY ANNE PARADISE Let me just say, that as I was slowly navigating through a neighborhood via “Café Green Green”...