Okinawa aka: 沖縄

My grandfather was stationed here in the Air Force when him and my grandmother were first married. My mom was born here.

the best thing i can tell you is to study the customs before you go. and above all else be polite!!! Tje Japanese are a polite and friendly people for the most part and expect the same from their guests. Also if you are staying with a famile of in an inn and they serve you food DO NOT automaticlly reach for the soy sauce or any other spices it will insult the host. they had prepared this meal just for you.

Visit Okuma. Trust me.

this place is full of culture.
theres shuri castle, gyokusendo cave, expo park, and all the tombs scattered about.
theres also pineapple park, but i havent been there yet.
hopefully my family will visit it before we leave this awesome place!
and of course, they have beautiful beaches.
okuma beach is pretty fun to occasionally go to. however, it takes a while to drive there because of okinawa’s traffic even though its not very far. driving there is very fun for me, well not for my dad who drives, because sometimes the road is right beside vibrant grass and a deep blue ocean with random rocks popping out.
im afraid i dont know much about night life and clubs or really even shopping because im not old enough to drive or go to any of those places :) i do like jusco, which is the japanese version of a mall. theres sanA too, but more people go to the jusco in american village.
oh, i almost forgot,
okinawa soba is the BOMB!
haha, well go here! its worth it!

Okinawa is a land of very friendly people where everyone will give you a smile when you walk past on the sidewalk. I miss it very much; it is my home. There is such cultural diversity, especially when you get to live on base and go to school there. It is one of the most beautiful places to live on the earth, if you can appreciate nature integrated with urban living.

I just got back and I miss it. It was amazing. My host family was awsome. I miss them a lot. While in Okinawa I went to a high school there and staye with an Okinawan host family. It was an experience I will never forget. It was also interesting to hear how Okinawans view America and our recent moves on the world stage… I am going back next August to stay with my friend, if I can save up enough money.

a close friend of mine is okinawan. I am going to visit her for a month in July. Any suggestions about places to see or anything?

It is an amaizing place to visit.

I was stationed in Okinawa in 1985 and my friend and fellow Marine, John Howard of Tacoma, and I ventured out and on a few Satudays used the bus system and walked around the island. We would walk all day and take the bus back, the next week take the bus back to were we left off and walk all day and take the bus back, and so on and so on. It made being away from my family bearable to visit and see this culture out side of the tourist area.. Life changing

My Uncle Rob is moving here in the summer. I really want to come and visit him because I love Japan but its sooooo expensive. Hopefully I’ll get to though.