Okinawa Features

Okinawa Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Okinawa
  

  Hit the Waves: Surfers and diving pros will argue about which beaches are the best, but virtually anywhere you go in Okinawa you'll find sparkling... read more

• Legend of the Shii-sa
  

  The ceramic gargoyles protecting doorways and adorning rooftops throughout the islands have quite a history. It's remembered that during the... read more

• The Battle of Okinawa
  

  By late March 1945, American forces had increased their tactical position in the Pacific and began the assault on Okinawa, a pivotal stepping-stone... read more

• On the Menu
  

  Okinawa's famously long-lived and hearty population has made the Okinawa Diet into a buzzword among Slow Food enthusiasts and others interested... read more

• Pottery
  

  Walking through stalls of nearly identical terra-cotta shiisa statues in the Tsuboya district, you may think that Okinawa's pottery tradition... read more