Tag: Food For Sale

CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID One of the frequently asked questions on “the Facebook” is, “Where can I find ?” Well, if your “item” happens to...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARIE LEWIS   Editor's Note: Here's a small sample of Marie and Kenny's outings to White Beach, Nap's Southern Grill, and Awase Fish Market....

CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER Living off base, I pass a lot of buildings where all the signage is in kanji, so I am normally at...

CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER When I first arrived on-island, I was skeptical to buy food and produce off base. After seeing the prices for items at...

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 QUENTIN RICHARDSON Just off the noisy, often crowded stretch of Kokusai Street passing by Miebashi Station runs a much quieter but busy road....

Editor's Note: We have an updated review on Mont Crea!  After the original post below was published, the owner closed briefly.  He has since...

CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER While walking back from my neighborhood farmer’s market, which unfortunately I did not know is closed on Sundays, I decided to stop...

CONTRIBUTED BY MUNEERAH BEE If you grew up on Calbee snacks like I did, you’d probably be as excited as I was to see the...

CONTRIBUTED BY KRYSTA PRIVETTE Lazy Sundays are my favorite. My family and I usually cuddle up in the living room and watch movies, shows, or...

CONTRIBUTED BY DAPHNE SHAFER-REPASS For a sweet treat, I took a quick trip up the road from Camp McTureous to Soleil. It opened just a few months...

CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID Just a few things I need to tell you before I get to the point of this story: 1. Several years before...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HOFFMAN Tired of turkey leftovers, my friends and I had the opportunity to do some sightseeing on our little lovely island. We...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PHILLIPS At my husband’s almost-every-other-day stop to our local fruit stand he picked up something new that we’ve never tried before:  rainbow...

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 NATALIA TSOI Every day I take the bus to my Japanese language school from Onna village, I see a shiny red banner on...

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 MONETTE EAMES Motherleaf Exterior A recent visit to Camp Schwab reminded me of visits to the North Shore in Hawaii. Visits to the...

Pineapple Big One CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS While taking a drive to the southern tip of the island last weekend, we saw a huge pineapple on...

CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN Petit Sweet Front I passed by this place so many times with intention to patronize like I did with many places I’ve...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Kama Front Recently, one of my co-workers brought in a bunch of bread for our office. The slice of bread I tried...

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 Sakura Zaka Exterior The Sakura Zaka 桜坂劇場 is one of my favorite places to go to in Naha. The movie theater...

CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN When living in Okinawa, you are bound to drive on a few highways more often than others like 58, 330, 329...

Eternite Front CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES There are times when I have to remind the boys in our family to ‘taste the food’ instead of wolfing...

 CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES On a recent camping trip to Okuma, we decided to see what the sleepy outskirts had to offer. We came...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOY BARNES I wouldn’t call myself a “coffee snob” but I would definitely say I know a thing or two about good coffee....

Veg Stands Cabbage CONTRIBUTED BY CAYLN PAQUIN Here in Okinawa, we don’t have as many drive-through businesses as in the US, especially when it comes to...

CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER I have been searching high and low for a produce market that isn’t too far off the beaten path and yet...

CONTRIBUTED BY JULIE WOOLERY One of the greatest things about living in Japan is that you don’t have to go to an expensive restaurant to...