This post was written in 2013. Shop details and prices may have changed since then.
The Ashibinaa Outlet Mall in Okinawa is near the airport. It was right before heading home anyway, and going somewhere far from the airport did not make much sense, so I headed to the outlet.
Roughly what it looks like
It is not huge, but there were plenty of decent brands at decent prices.
Maybe because it was the off-season, there was hardly anyone around..
Maybe that is also why the discounts were so big. That is the fun of going to Okinawa in the off-season, I suppose.
There were shops like this too..
Michael Kors and BEAMS had lots of good stuff, so I picked up this and that. As I get older, travel and shopping seem to have become inseparable. Honestly, these days I buy more clothes on trips than I do at home.
Blue Seal ice cream
I had seen them all over town, so I popped into one.
Chinsuko ice cream
It was way better than I expected.. but since it is ice cream, I could not bring any home, which was a shame.
Blue Seal ice cream at the airport
They were selling it right before departure, so I could not resist buying some.. but when I actually tried it, it was not the same taste I had in Okinawa. Looks like I will have to rely on the Okinawa antenna shop in Ginza..