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Cape Hedo (辺戸岬 Hedo-misaki) – Okinawa, Japan
Funny how I thought of movies when we were at Cape Hedo. Formed by an elevated coral reef, Cape Hedo is the northernmost point of Okinawa Island. It is located in a less populous Kunigami Village and...
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Churaumi Aquarium 沖縄美ら海水族館 – Okinawa, Japan
Famous as one of the world’s largest and truly an Okinawan pride is the Churaumi Aquarium. Located in Motobu District, it is perhaps the most visited by the tourists in the entire Okinawa island. It...
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Yanbaru Wildlife Conservation Center やんばる野生生物保護センター – Okinawa, Japan
With the aim to raise understanding and awareness of wildlife conservation in Okinawa Island, particularly in Yanbaru forest, Yanbaru Wildlife Center was opened in April of 2009. It is located in the...
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Halloween 2013 – Okinawa, Japan
This year, hubby and I decided to be characters from the movie Despicable Me 2, Gru and his purple evil minion. He bought the mask and scarf online and improvised on his jacket. I bought my tutu online...
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Southeast Botanical Gardens – Okinawa, Japan
A quick Sunday getaway for me and my husband was spent at Southeast Botanical Gardens in Okinawa City. We have been hearing good stories since it reopened in July 2013 after being shut three years...
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Valley of Gangala ガンガラーの谷 – Okinawa, Japan
The Valley of Gangala is perhaps one of the most overlooked must-visit sites in Okinawa. Like a book that awaits revelation, the valley has secrets and mysteries to tell. This surprisingly wonderful...
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Shikinaen Royal Garden 識名園 – Okinawa, Japan
A UNESCO World Heritage Site under the title Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu situated right in the heart of Naha City was the summer house of the Ryukyu kings. It was...
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Tropical Dream Center 海洋博公園・熱帯ドリームセンター – Okinawa, Japan
Another addition to my list of favorite places in Okinawa, Japan is the Tropical Dream Center. It is a wonderfully manicured garden of more than 2,000 orchids and polished beautifully with tropical and...
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Hiji Falls (比地大滝 Hiji Ōtaki) – Okinawa, Japan
Hiji Falls is the largest waterfall in Okinawa with a beautiful trail towards the base pool of only 1.5 kilometers. This short trail in the northern part of the island called Yambaru sounded really...
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Underwater Observatory (Busena Marine Park) – Okinawa, Japan
If you have a husband like mine who hates the beach as much as you love it, you have got to be creative. In the middle of some planning for a short trip to the northern part of Okinawa, hubby came...
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Okinawa World – Okinawa, Japan
One of my favorite trips in Okinawa is the visit to the Valley of Gangala. It caught quite a stir among my friends because of a, for lack of a better word, “unique rock formation”. However, just right...
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Sakura 桜 at Nakijin Castle 今帰仁城 – Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa is like a box of chocolate – an island-paradise butterscotch, culture-rich truffle, warmhearted-community caramel and, for a limited time every year, a must-indulgence Cherry-Blossom loco dip –...
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Ocean Expo Park – Okinawa, Japan
Perhaps, everyone here and who had been in Okinawa, has at some point in their stay, visited the Ocean Expo Park. Who hasn’t? It is after all the most popular tourist destination in the island next to...
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Cape Zanpa 残波岬 – Okinawa, Japan
I love lighthouses! In some of our travels, we were fortunate to be able to visit some like the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse at Fort Michilimackinac in Michigan , the Sullivan Island Lighthouse in...
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Fukushuen Garden 福州園 – Naha City, Okinawa, Japan
While it seems odd deviant to find a Chinese Garden in Japan, it is but fitting to be so in Naha. Afterall, Okinawa has been highly exposed and influenced by Chinese culture being its tributary state...
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Katsuren Castle 勝連城 (Katsuren-gusuku) – Okinawa, Japan
Katsuren Castle 勝連城 (Katsuren-gusuku) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Okinawa 沖縄県 designated in 2000. It is also one of the nine Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu and a...
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Nago Pineapple Farm – Okinawa, Japan
My husband and I have been married for a while now. So, imagine my surprise when I had just recently realized that he actually loves pineapples after trying it the first time during our trip to...
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