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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). Both sites are amazing places to take a loved one; however, kids need to be closely watched if present. Both sites can be visited en route to other places, [...]

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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 up and wanted to snap some photos of it. The problem was… finding it. My first attempt didn’t go so well. However, persistence paid off, as is often true [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY QUENTIN Kaya View 3 I found this spectacular place on my way to Cape Hedo. If you want to see how beautiful Okinawa really is, this is the place. It’s one of those spots where a photo of this place will convince anyone to visit! Kaya Hut Located above the northernmost tunnel on [...]

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If you want to know even more about Okinawa, I highly recommend this book. It covers so much material abouth holidays, places to see/eat/stay, as well as some historical facts. I have used this book in conjunction with the TripAdvisor App to “explore” all there is to do on the Okinawa Prefecture. In my experience, [...]

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If you find yourself without a car on Okinawa, you may find the following link to the Okinawan bus lines helpful. Our reader, Erika, submitted the following: When I was on okinawa last month this website would have been useful for me. Even though I read Japanese, the times on the bus stops arent 100% [...]

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Minatogawa Address CONTRIBUTED BY ANGI BRZYCKI Hidden away from the chaos of the 58 in Urasoe City is an area called Minatogawa. What once was military housing for families-has become a neighborhood of restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and little boutiques. The houses are chipped and the paint is faded, but the unique and antique businesses are [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY JANNEL KETTENRING Tamaudun Sign Tamaudun Door With the goal to see all nine World Heritage sites on Okinawa, while a friend was visiting, we headed off to find Tamaudun. We had a little difficulty finding this site at first. Most directions we found told us to go to Shuri Castle. After looking at [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SUZIE SMITH What do castle ruins, yakaniku lunch, pineapple wine, glass blowing, and a beer factory have in common? We all know how fun they all individually are; but did you know you can do all this in one day on Okinawa! Kadena ITT facilitates a monthly Explore the North tour that includes [...]

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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 SCUBA because the idea of trusting that…machine…to breathe for me…nope. But I sure do love the fish and reef life here on Okinawa…so what’s a girl to do? Snorkel…where? How? Do [...]

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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 grab some good maps of the island. While we were there, I noticed a table full of drawings and giveaway. I dropped our names into a few of the drawings, [...]

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