Tag: Kids & Maternity Shopping

CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREA WOOD You would think the name Alice Cafe means you’re going to a place where you meet your friends for lunch in...

CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY Kokusai Dori (street) is a hugely popular tourist spot located in Naha, Okinawa’s capital city. The name Kokusai Dori translates to...

CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY Aeon is a chain of malls found throughout Japan and Asia. They are the biggest retail operator on the continent. On...

Mihama American Village CONTRIBUTED BY LOUISE DUPUY American Village is a hugely popular tourist attraction. A short drive off Highway 58, between Camp Foster and Kadena...

Editor's Note: Uniqlo was originally reviewed on Okinawa Hai on August 14, 2009; you can read a PDF copy of that original review HERE. The post...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARIE LEWIS I am a lover of all things thrifty. I consider myself a scavenger and I balk at the idea of paying...

CONTRIBUTED BY LEVI COLE When Japan’s economy took a turn for the worse over a decade ago, recycle/second-hand shops started to gain popularity among a...

CONTRIBUTED BY REGINA DESAMOURS I recently enlisted the help of Okinawa Party Characters for my sons 5th birthday. It was his very first party and...

Recycle Store Exterior CONTRIBUTED BY STEPHANIE MONROE I’ve been on Okinawa about a year now, and since our arrival I’ve been lamenting the loss of one...

CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTOPHER DONG We walked through the small streets of South Sunabe on a sunny weekend afternoon. It was that odd hour of day...

Kokusai Street, Naha CONTRIBUTED BY AMY MADDOCKS We talk about “Kokusai Street” all the time here on this beautiful rock we call home, but some of...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FILLMAN Skip Front I am pregnant with my first child, and was very excited when I stumbled upon this store, Skip. It's...

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CONTRIBUTED BY ERIN SCHALK Koza Gate Pottery In my case, finding Koza Gate Apartment, a combined boutique and art gallery, could be best described as a...

Swap Clothing CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER The concept of swap shopping is simple and genius: take what you don’t need and trade it for something you...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES Living in Okinawa, we’ve often read some awkward sounding phrases on shirts that made us go, “Huh!?” Sometimes it almost sounds...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARRA MCMILLAN I love shoes. Who’s with me? Before coming to Japan, I agonized over the shoe situation that would await me; I’d...

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...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA "Sell so much, your kids think they are next."  -- Advise from financial wizard, Dave Ramsey With PCSing looming large on the...

CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK Last week on a drive up north to "see what we could see", my friend and I spotted Ryukyu Tribes – with...

CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK   Whoop Hoop's bright yellow sign has always vied for my driving attention down by Araha Beach.  With no children of my...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOELLE YAMADA As some of you know, I was a bit shocked to give birth to a little girl in July.  Along with...

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE Where do you buy your home decor on the island? Not art, but I guess what you might call "interior goods." Towels,...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE We have lived here on island for almost ten months now, and somehow I've managed to avoid making a trip to...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Let’s talk clothes. I have no idea where they myth got started that there aren’t any cute clothing stores on this island....

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Japanese sizing has been a problem for me. Probably because I was too lazy to figure out what I was doing,...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Today is the day we share our favorite holiday shopping spots on the island. I’m so excited about this, and I...

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL By definition Bento is a meal (typically lunch) served in a box. The longer you live in Japan and the more...

CONTRIBUTED BY KIMBERLY MITCHELL I'm sure you've seem them around. A lightweight, casual kimono worn anytime in the summer, but more frequently seen at bon...

CONTRIBUTED BY DIANA MIDDLETON   I'm not really sure which of these signs belongs to the storefront I am covering today. The cashier tried diligently...