Tag: Japanese & Okinawan

We were recently invited to enjoy a complimentary dinner and show at The Orchid.  Sarah & Tara enjoyed the evening with their families, but...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES Every morning, if you’re driving on the 36 from or to Expressway exit 5, you may find lots of Japanese construction...

CONTRIBUTED BY LISA WILLIAMS I have to say when I arrived on Island in November 2010, I was a little overwhelmed with locating food...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PHILLIPS After visiting Toguchi Beach yesterday we decided to check out the food choices at the shopping center near the closest Max...

CONTRIBUTED BY COLLEEN FRANCIS click photo for source Oh my goodness... this little cafe has definitely become a favorite of ours! It's a tiny little quaint cafe...

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...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARTHA HEPLER Our very first weekend in Okinawa, my husband, baby and I piled into the car and headed up north to...

CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY DEMOE So the other day my family and I were out looking for a quick place to eat near the house.  We...

CONTRIBUTED BY BRYAN WINZER Before coming to Japan, ramen was a 20 cent package that I scarfed in college. Rubbery noodles lying in super salty...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES Just when we were about ready to give up looking for this place, we see a corner restaurant with the words...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE Confession: I don't really like soba.  I've tried; really I have.  I've gone to the purple flags restaurant and the purple...

CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR I know I have said this before but I love eating out in Okinawa – it makes me feel like my...

CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR I would describe this casual restaurant, to enjoy both yakisoba and Okinawan soba, as a mom and pop ran operation with...

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE Some folks are really into soba. I usually do not count myself as one of these people, but my love for things...

CONTRIBUTED BY ELAINE I live in this little part of Chatan Town called Minato. Here in Minato, we have a restaurant called Orange Diner....

CONTRIBUTED BY STEPHANIE This fancy restaurant is called Gueuleton. It is a place where when you arrive, you don't know what you're going to be...

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE So, I didn’t know that just outside of Kadena Gate 1 next to AU, a cozy little nook of a yakitori bar...

CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA Hotel Nikko Alivila’s Kinshasa restaurant serves a deliciously satisfying dim sum lunch buffet. They have dishes that you can choose from at...

CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA Yazaemon is a relatively new restaurant that opened up about 4 months ago. I was lucky enough to end...

CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO This is one of my favorite restaurants on the island.  When we have visitors, we like to take them to this restaurant...

CONTRIBUTED BY AVIVA On top of the Seaside Beach Hotel near the Sunabe sea wall is Hokulea Restaurant. It's not the least expensive place you'll...

  Kame Soba, originally uploaded by okinawa hai. (Click on the photo above for more pictures.) Contributed by Julia A few days ago we decided we were...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA I'm really interested in organics and locally grown produce and so was thrilled when a friend told me of the restaurant...

Kitakaisen, originally uploaded by okinawa hai. (Click on the photo above for more pictures.) CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA Kitakaisen is one of my favorite places to eat on...

  CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA Like most soba shops their menu is quite limited.  There are about seven items on the menu which consists of three...

Genki Izakaya, originally uploaded by okimamas&papas. CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO Yesterday four of us moms and a couple of two year old boys lunched here at...