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kamayan Says: Based on the concept of "Suimui", Shurijo Castle Park preserves land, water quality, plant life, and other features of old capital. It is designed as a historical park where people can sense community.
kamayan Says: Okinawa's kitchen is the place for meats, fishes and pickled goods. On the second floor are the various food shops. You can purchase ingredients in the 1st floor and bring it to the 2nd floor to have them cook it for you. (Cooking fee is separate)
kamayan Says: A center of refined pottery.You can see many Workshop and Studio around the street.
olddude Says: One of my favorite things to do here is karaoke. Here in Okinawa City you have your choice of the karaoke box or the karaoke bar. I prefer the bar because it affords a greater opportunity to mingle and get to know the people. My favorite karaoke spot is a place called the...
rozinkadena Says: Take a ferry from Naha port to Tokashiki Island during the whale watching season. The day I went it was sunny and warm out and we saw lots of whales.
Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel Okinawa Grand Mer Resort: Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel Okinawa Grand Mer Resort
Bob_Shan Says: Nice hotel, reasonably well facilitated, room is big, but the location is a bit remote, no public traffic nearby, easily cost 6000-7000 Yen by TAXI to downtown, or 2000 Yen by bus. Free shuttle bus to airport and American Village (Beach tower resort), however not very...
Diego Hotel: Even more Inexpensive Lodging
olddude Says: This hotel is on par and maybe better than the Crown in some respects. It does have a courtesy van and can take you to various places around the area and to the airport if I am not mistaken. The staff speaks English as this place also hosts US military overflow lodging. I...
Crown Hotel: More Inexpensive Lodging
olddude Says: It has been many years since I have stayed here, but it has alwasy been a decent hotel for the money; about like a Motel 6 on steroids. The room prices are about as expensive as they get in Okianawa City downtown area with fees starting at 6,500 yen for single and going up...
Olympia Tourist Hotel: Inexpensive Lodging on Okinawa
olddude Says: Well, they say it can't be found on Okinawa, but it can. A decent hotel room for under $100. I have never stayed here, but I live next door to this place and it really looks like a very good deal for the budget conscious traveler to Okinawa. The rooms at this place start at...
Four Seasons: Want a Good Steak?
olddude Says: Dining at a teppanyaki restaurant is like going to a comedy club and being served by the performer. For those of you who have never eaten at a teppanyaki restaurant, this style of cuisine consists of a Western-style dish of cubed steak or seafood, bread or rice, some...
Rose Garden: So you like Italian?
olddude Says: If you are looking for authentic northern Italian food on Okinawa, look no further than the Rose Garden resturaunt. It has some of the best home style Italian food you will ever come across. Everything is made fresh right in the kitchen to include all the breads, sauces and...
Puna Puna: Great Price Great Food
olddude Says: There is a great resturaunt that is literally right on the beach in Mihama and it is a great place to go and get a Hawaiian style lunch buffet and great view of the beach and ocean via its outside terrace. I finally ate there and experienced some of the best buffet food I...
Jai Thai: Do you like Thai food?
olddude Says: For those of you who aren't too familiar with Thai food but who like Southeast Asian cuisine, Jai Thai is the place for you. If you love Thai food but have never been to Jai Thai, then you don't know what you are missing.With two other branches located in Tokyo's Ebisu...
Gate 2 street and B.C. Street: Wild, Wild West
olddude Says: Gate 2 street (actually the terminal portion of highway 20) is an entertainment area that runs from highway 330 to Gate 2 (hence the name) of Kadena Air Base. It is filled with clothing stores, resturaunts, and bars for it's entire length (about 500 meters). The bars run...
olddude Says: Here is some excellent info about using the public bus here which is quite easy to use once you try it once or twice. At each bus stop, there is a sign with a map of bus routes on the front and a schedule on the back. The maps are written in Japanese, but if you know the...
olddude Says: The absolute best way to get around Okinawa is to have a car. There is the bus which goes to the major places, but to get off the beaten path a car is needed; in some cases, a 4WD vehicle is even better to get to some of the secluded beaches and dive spots.Back to the...
Hamby Town night market: Garage Sale Japanese style
olddude Says: There is an area just south of the American Village on the west coast of Okinawa that is known as the Hamby Town night market. It is unique in that except for the Chibana flea market (which I will describe later) it is one of the few places on Okinawa where one can haggle...
olddude Says: The weather on Okinawa is subtropical and just gorgeous most of the time. There is a rainy season that lasts about 2 or 3 weeks and it doesn't get cold.However, Okinawa has it's share of typhoons. These can be really powerful storms and can/do kill people here each year. Do...
olddude Says: I bet you didn't know you could ice skate on Okinawa. Well, you can down in Haebura near Naha. The Souhtern Hill Amusement Center near the Naha exit of the expressway has just about everything one would want to do either for a family outing or a more romantic day or evening...
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Living in Okinawa City - Every evening when I turn onto the street that leads up the hill to my apartment I'm thrilled to be living here. I come from Oregon, which in itself is a beautiful place to live but so is Okinawa...
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Q: My friend would be going to Okinawa for vacation this year and was wondering if there are any clinics or medical centre that are...
A: You do know that it may take more than one session, but I have heard of a place called "Sivilla", which is on HWY 58 near Camp Foster. Here is their number on the island...
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Secondary Party Central to Okinawa
I used to live in the village of Okinawa City on Okinawa. The area is know to old-timers as Koza. Most people do not know that the main island of Okinawa is divided into villages each with it's own......
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Every evening when I turn onto the street that leads up the hill to my apartment I'm thrilled to be living here. I come from Oregon, which in itself is a beautiful place to live but so is Okinawa...
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Okinawa city - but not the down town of Okinawa
Okinawa is a long narrow island and Okinawa is a country in the middle-south part, the region is quite hilly, and from any of the hills you could easily see the sea.
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