Tag: Health, Beauty & Pampering
Okinawa Select Shop
CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON
This cool place was recommended by our very own "To Learn" editor, Staci.
Okinawa Select Shop is definitely an interesting place to...
Ancient Acupuncture Provides Relief
CONTRIBUTED BY NICOLE INGRAHAM
Acupuncture has always fascinated me. The thought of all these points in your body being affected by needles is rather...
EARTH – Hair Salon
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
With one toddler and a baby, to get a hair cut dropped down on my list of priorities. When flipping through Japanese...
The Birthday Store … Fashion Centre Shimamura
CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON
Thank you to the readers who helped translate the name of this store. I'm sure most of you have seen the...
Cocok’s (with a silent K) – Nail Art, Hair Salon, Massages
CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA
My husband even loved it. Granted, he didn't get to experience all that those amazing women can do with one little...
Medical Tourism in Asia
CONTRIBUTED BY JEN PRESTON
It's bikini season again. Oh lordy, I haven't truly celebrated bikini season since '96 or so, but for those of you...
Drug Store – Drug Eleven "Doraggu Irebun"
CONTRIBUTED BY KAHO
This Drug Eleven (pronounced "doraggu irebun" in Japanese) is located on Highway 23 right by the A&W near Kadena Gate 5. In...
Where Do You Find Homeopathic Remedies?
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
I aspire to be hippy enough to know the answer to this question. But, alas, when that fever strikes and my...
Where Do You Get A Young Boy A Non-Military Hair-Cut?
CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH NOVARIO
As all of you new families arrive on Okinawa, our mailbox is filling up with your great questions. Keep them coming,...