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Always Sunshine Co. Gallery
CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREA WOOD Always Sunshine Co. Gallery is a Hawaiian-based store here in Okinawa, located in Yomitan. It is a fine art gallery and select shop and definitely a must if you’re looking...
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Prairie Custom Flower Shop
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA 30 years ago Yuriko Takayama began her professional career as a dentist in the mega metropolis of Tokyo. After a 20-year career she decided to transition to a less...
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Optimal Health Chiropractic
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH MACCHIUSI After continued failed attempts at base medical (including Physical Therapy at the Naval Hospital), I explored off base options for my ongoing chronic back pain. This is...
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Ringing In The New Year, Okinawa-Style
CONTRIBUTED BY KARI F. Most cultures have annual customs and celebrations revolving around the new year, and I thought I’d touch on some of the many traditions surrounding the new year in Japan, also...
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To Everything, There Is A Season
Ten years ago – in the earliest months of 2007 – a military spouse and some of her friends took a look around our beautiful Okinawa island and thought to themselves, “There is so much to see, so many...
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January 2017 Local Events Calendar
CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A. Here you’ll find a list of local events for the month of January. Events on the island are constantly being created and changed, so please make sure to use the contact info...
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Continuing my journey with a friend and accepting all challenges.
It all started about 6 years ago at a American Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting. I was looking for anyone around my age since I was surrounded by men 3x my age that own some of the...
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Pizzeria da Enzo
CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREA WOOD I found a taste of Italy in Okinawa Japan! Ok, I’ve never been to Italy, but my husband lived in Rome for two years and he says it’s the closest tasting pizza to Italy that...
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Freaky Hands
CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREA WOOD The name sounds like it would be a massage parlor or a spa, but it’s actually a boutique. Everyday I drive by this cute little shop that catches my eye amongst everything...
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Regalia Okinawa
CONTRIBUTED BY Andrea Wood My husband and I love our date nights and most of all love when we can walk to our destination without having to worry about a daiko or a taxi. It’s even better when I can...
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February 2017 Local Events Calendar
CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A. Here you’ll find a list of local events for the month of February. Events on the island are constantly being created and changed, so please make sure to use the contact info...
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Panchori-na
CONTRIBUTED BY THERESA BUYCO I take bread pretty seriously. French bread, sourdough, ciabatta, croissants — you name it; I love them all. My eyes almost roll back into my head every time I break apart...
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A Tribute to friends
As a part of our OkiLife, we watch so many people come and go, through military rotations during PCS season. It has become an implicit fact of our lives that we learn to cope with on a yearly bases....
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Blue House Okinawa
CONTRIBUTED BY JULIA O. Source: Blue House Okinawa Facebook Blue House Okinawa is an up and coming venue for a variety of events on island. I had the pleasure of taking a beginners Japanese class...
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Front man’s Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY Julia O. photo contributed by editor I recently had the pleasure of walking around my neighborhood on a beautiful January day and stumbled upon this café. It is now one of my favorites!...
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BB Coffee
CONTRIBUTED BY: semibalancedmama.blogspot.com The Awase area is a little known gem that is just minutes from both Kadena and Camp Foster. It is jam packed with little eateries, restaurants, the Awase...
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Writers Wanted!
CONTRIBUTED BY Your Okinawa Hai Managers Okinawa Hai is a community fed site. What does that mean? We don’t have staff writers. We never have, and we’d like to keep it that way. The entire site is...
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Bollywood Jewel
CONTRIBUTED BY: Maria Johns Many of you may be familiar with Bollywood Dreams, but did you know they recently opened a sister restaurant, Bollywood Jewel? Bollywood Jewel offers a gourmet spin with a...
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Ryukyu Golden Kings vs Chiba Jets Top 10 Plays
Video by Capitol58 courtesy of The Ryukyu Golden Kings
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Chocolate Jesus Coffee
Contributed By: Charity L. When my husband and I have a morning off together, we like to get out and see what new café we can find for the day. Today, we found this great coffee shop down near the...
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