Kaiyutei, an Izakaya in Okinawa
This is the place that got recommended to me as a good izakaya for an evening out in Okinawa. It’s near the hotel I stayed at, and if you show your hotel key card they knock half off the food right there…
This is the place that got recommended to me as a good izakaya for an evening out in Okinawa. It’s near the hotel I stayed at, and if you show your hotel key card they knock half off the food right there…
Maybe it’s the influence of the US military, but Okinawa has steak houses all over town. The famous ones are probably Jack’s, Sam’s, and 88. I went to Jack’s Steak House, the one with t…
Maybe because there are so many US military bases in Okinawa, there are also lots of American-style restaurants. Charlie’s Tacos is one of them. I dropped by the main shop on a shopping street called Par…
Some street photos of Okinawa I took as a keepsake. Almost all of them were shot from inside the monorail. A riverside park From Shuri Station The Prefectural Office Kokusai-dori is right in front of it…
Naha Airport The airport is just five minutes from the city. There’s a monorail linking it to town, but in Okinawa renting a car is handier in all sorts of ways. Public transport isn’t all that we…
Shuri Castle is Okinawa’s famous castle. It’s something like Gyeongbokgung Palace is to Seoul, so you could fairly call it Okinawa’s signature sight. Unlike typical Japanese castles, it has a…
Okinawa has two traditional-culture theme parks: Okinawa World and Ryukyu Mura. Since I’d come all the way to Okinawa, I decided to visit one of them, and went with Okinawa World because it’s close…
Continued from Part 1. A shark in the shark exhibit A giant shark model Sea turtle Tropical fish There were plenty of other spots worth seeing, but it was pouring that day, so I called it quits …
Churaumi Aquarium is the most famous tourist spot in Okinawa. After all, it has one of the biggest tanks in the world. It’s a good 2-3 hours’ drive from Naha, but if you come to Okinawa, it’s…
Japanese-style izakaya seem to be popular in Korea too, but I doubt they can match the flavors you get at an izakaya in Japan. (Not that I have any intention of dropping by a Korean izakaya to check…) I …
Over the New Year holidays I went to Minami, which has a reputation as the tastiest of the onsen ryokan in Matsue. Honestly, though, it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. I’m not a big fan of cold …
In Japan, people usually make their first shrine visit of the new year to a nearby shrine on January 1st. They draw fortunes to see what the year holds and pray for their New Year’s wishes. A friend invi…