Activities Churaumi Aquarium and Emerald Beach Bonson Lam Learn the mysteries of the Kuroshio Sea at the theater and research center at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium or relax under the sw...
Food Kunigami Inobuta Michael Flemming Kunigami Inobuta offers authentic Okinawan cuisine using wild pig's meat in the place of pork
Culture Okuma Yuimaru Garden Michael Flemming Yuimaru is a small quasi-Japanese garden inside the U.S. military Okuma recreation area
Culture Taketomi-Romantic Okinawa Island Alena Eckelmann Taketomi, a tiny island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, is the perfect place for catching a glimpse of traditional Ryukyu ...
Food Okinawa Cooking at Yonner Food (Part 1) Alena Eckelmann Learn how to cook Okinawan dishes with Kazumi Kayo, a local of Naha City, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. She runs Yonner ...
Food Mahou Coffee at Tsuboya Bonson Lam Could this the best coffee house in Okinawa, if not all of Japan? Our JapanTravel correspondent uncovers this secret gem in t...
Culture Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr Hillary Lewis Pacific Okinawa Players theatre group's production of The Little Mermaid Jr opens this weekend. This production is family and...
Activities Mount Gusuku, Ie-Jima Peter Sidell The only mountain on the small island of Ie-Jima in Japan's tropical chain Okinawa, Mount Gusuku gives a beautiful panorama o...
Food Cafe Niceness Kim Bergström Cafe Niceness is located in Nago, Okinawa, and serves a completely vegan menu which is also free of chemical seasonings and a...
Food Okinawa Soba Nahatei Bonson Lam Have lunch with the guardians of Okinawa culture, in a secret spot between Naha City and the International Airport
Activities Southeast Botanical Gardens Michael Flemming Southeast Botanical Gardens in Okinawa City reopens under new management two years after closing to the public
Accommodation A Peek Inside the Okinawa Grand Mer Michael Flemming The Tokyo Daichi Hotel Okinawa Grand Mer Resort is very popular with business travelers and tourists visiting central Okinawa
Culture The Goat Fights at Sesoko Jima Michael Lynch The island of Sesoko Jima holds goat fights during the months of May and November.
Activities Unspoiled Paradise Ishigaki Island Nicole Bauer Ishigaki Island in Okinawa surprises with crystal clear waters and white beaches. It's an unspoiled paradise in the middle of...