Okinawa in November
My husband and I are going to be in Okinawa in November and are looking for recommendations for…
Okinawa island recommendation for 3 nights
Myself and my partner (both 31) will be in Okinawa in September. We have a few nights and…
Okinawa Bird Book
Hi!! I’m trying to find a Birds of Okinawa book that is in English! I’ve been looking online…
Book recommendations
Hello! I’ve recently become very interested in Okinawa, its history, culture and place in the world at the…
3 Nights/2 Days Beach holiday
Hi, in my itinerary i planned 2 full days in Okinawa I want to enjoy the beach with…
Help Needed: Looking for Snokerling Trip, Son Age 5 Year +10Months
Hi Everyone, I was trying to enroll the snorkeling tours in adound Kerama Islands, or Minna Islands. However,…
Translation please? Niga haru
Context: Okinawan couple born in the 1800s. They argued with each other in Okinawan. At the end of…
looking for a local guide or interpreter (JP/EN)
Hi everyone 🙂 I’m a photographer traveling through Japan in October 2025, and I’ll be spending a few…
Need partner for whale shark dive
Hi 👋🏻 I’m visiting Okinawa from America, and I was hoping to find a certified diving partner for…
I asked 44 local Okinawans how they felt about foreigners getting Hajichi tattoos. Here are the results.
Background: After reading this post I was taken aback by the people who never lived here saying that…
Did BookBox go out of business? Also, was BookBox only available in Okinawa, not mainland Japan?
I lived in Okinawa in early childhood and used to buy books from this bookstore chain. Did it…
Care giver
I will be in Okinawa on a whv for 2 years, I work as a psw in Canada…