Tag: Outdoors

CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY WELLS An errand trip out to the McT area motivated me to make the drive more than just a chore. We are...

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON I was heading to check out Nirai Kanai Bridge in Nanjo-shi (the end of Pref. Route 86), and was detoured off...

CONTRIBUTED BY MONETTE EAMES While driving from the Okinawa Aquarium to Okuma, we came across a big brown sign that had a picture of a...

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Ishikawa Obs View I found out about this place from the Uruma City offical website. Since I can’t read anything in Japanese,...

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Tamagusuku Arch I found this place driving north from Peace Memorial Park. It’s a bit off the beaten path, but a simple...

CONTRIBUTED BY CASSANDRA ABEL Tanaga View Tanaga Hike On a trip up to Cape Hedo we found another small wonder of Okinawa called Tanaga-gumui (also called Aha...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH PEVEHOUSE & HEIDI BREDLOW WOOP Logo Come run with us! WOOP! WOOP! Wait, what was that? W.O.O.P.? Yeah, that’s right – Women On Okinawa...

This post was originally published on December 31, 2010.  We're pulling it out of the archives for those of you who are looking for...

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Kyan View These two sites provide fantastic views of the southern coast as well as secluded snorkeling opportunites (given the sea condtions)....

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Yanbaru Bird Yanbaru Front I found this spectacular place while looking at it from Cape Hedo. I was curious to see it close...

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Kaya View 3 I found this spectacular place on my way to Cape Hedo. If you want to see how beautiful Okinawa...

CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN RICHARDSON Urasoe Pano 1 Urasoe City Park & Castle Site is a massive network of observatories, walking paths and a large playground at...

CONTRIBUTED BY EILEEN O'REILLY Snorkeling Thumbs Up Anyone who knows me knows that I am a control freak. I freely admit it. I won’t...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FILLMAN My husband and I are pretty new to Okinawa and we went by the Schilling Community Center on Kadena AB to...

CONTRIBUTED BY JOY BARNES As a “Florida Girl” I’ve spent much time around the water and in the sand.  I’ve collected pretty shells, an...

CONTRIBUTED BY MELISSA MCDANIEL You’re probably aware that Okinawa is the home of nine sites designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and you’ve probably visited...

CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN If you live in the US, chances are by now you would have gone strawberry picking or your child might have...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH BANCROFT Don’t you just love it when you stumble upon a hidden gem? This happened to my husband and I when we...

CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE SINGER Like FIRE?  If you're going to Nago, enjoy nature, or just want to get off the radar, you may want to...

CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE D. Among the many marine activities you can experience in Okinawa, whale watching is probably one of the easiest and most rewarding....

CONTRIBUTED BY THERESA COCKHILL One of the things I love about Okinawa is its complete randomness.  Most things are unexpected, and everyday can literally be...

CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELE LEHANE Dug into a hillside outside of Naha city is one of the islands most somber reminders of the bloody Battle of...

CONTRIBUTED BY MARTHA Oh you little Brother, that brims with full heart, and having nothing, possesses all, surely you do well to sing! For you...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANNA TIENTER Have you been looking for other women to share some fun and exercise with? How do you feel about mud, puddles,...

CONTRIBUTED BY ANNA TIENTER Did anyone notice the huge group of 25,000 people hanging out around the Asahibashi Park a few Sundays ago? It was...

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Whale sharks and Okinawa. Some things just go together. If the Churaumi Aquarium’s awe-inspiring tank of whale sharks left you wanting an...

 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE My husband and I knew before we came to Okinawa that we wanted to get scuba dive certified as soon as...

CONTRIBUTED BY CHRISTY SUTTON {Editor's Note: This post was originally published as Tadake Falls, but we have since learned that is a different set of...

CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER MARTINEZ Okinawa is full of amazing tourist spots.  For some, the places that are pin pointed on the map will be the...

CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA TRAQUAIR Tee it up at Taiyo “Never leave a birdie putt short” is the tagline on my Marine’s e-mail signature. Obviously, he is...