Black Friday Flash Sale on 2015 Oki Hai Calendars!
A quick sale on our awesome Oki Hai Calendars! Just for today, the price will be moved back to the pre-delivery price — $16 for Oki Delivery, $20 for US delivery. Order NOW! Price will go back to...
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Cha-Bira Dining: Okinawan Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF If you’re looking for a fun atmosphere and some real Okinawan cuisine, check out Cha-Bira Dining on 58 near Nago. The colorful awning is painted with jovial drinking shisa...
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Fold of the Kayo Formation
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE CAMINA Along the northeastern coastline of Okinawa, dotted by sleepy fishing villages and occasional signs pointing tourists towards secluded cafes, sit a unique group of rock...
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2014 Okinawa Hai Calendar – December 2014
The 2014 calendar was available for purchase in November and December of 2013, and for a limited time in the early months of 2014. Our 2015 calendar is available for purchase now. Purchase one for...
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Christmas in the North: Free Holiday Fun in Okinawa!
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA It is that time of the year. A time for Christmas carols, sleigh bells jingling and beautiful lights a twinkling. If you thought being on Okinawa meant that you would have...
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Kids Plus 1: Drop-In Child Care
CONTRIBUTED BY AMI EIMERS Name of School: Kids Plus 1 drop in Child Care Address: 1-4-6 chatan, chatan-cho Okinawa 904-0116 Japan Phone: 098-989-1575 Email: kidsplus1@trad.ocn.ne.jp...
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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Tiger Kingdom
CONTRIBUTED BY MINDY MORRIS From the minute you arrive in Chiang Mai, you will see advertisements for Tiger Kingdom. They are on the taxis, on the buses, on the fliers handed out on the street corners....
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Far East Engravers
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF Far East Engravers is a fantastic local business owned by a former U.S. Marine, employing Okinawan citizens. I use this company to engrave many different forms of glassware,...
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Hale Noa Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A. A friend and I were on the prowl for a tasty breakfast in a cute setting where we could talk and hang out for a while. Our usual places were closed. It was a typical Wednesday...
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Annual Okinawa Burger Fest (Hosted by Ginoza Village)
Editor’s Note: The Annual Okinawa Burger Festival is held every fall in late November or early December depending on weather. At the time of publication of this article in 2014, the event is scheduled...
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2015 Okinawa Hai Calendar GIVEAWAY
Christmas trees are up & stockings are hung, menorahs are ready to be lit, and the rest of us are mesmerized by twinkling lights everywhere. You’re in the holiday spirit… and so are we. This week...
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Kin Dam Park
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE CAMINA Kin Dam Park is one of the newest parks to open in Okinawa. Located just past Camp Hansen, off Route 329, Kin Dam Park offers plenty of scenic walking, jogging, and...
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Bangasa 和食処ばん傘
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF We worked up an appetite on our weekend expedition exploring the Nakagusuku Castle Ruins and Nakamura House. While those are both worthwhile cultural visits, our meal at...
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Igokochiya Izakaya in Yaka
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA Charming atmosphere, hospitable owners, and creative craftwork await you alongside some delicious meals at Igokochiya Izakaya. The restaurant is a new addition along the...
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Sweets Cafe O’Crepe
CONTRIBUTED BY KASSIE O’DRISCOLL About two months ago, my friend Manami introduced me to her friends, Wakako & Tsukasa. She told me about their dessert cafe in Naha and how it was famous for...
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2015 Okinawa Hai Calendar Giveaway WINNERS!
The giveaway is over. Ten lucky Okinawa Hai readers have won a FREE 2015 Okinawa Hai calendar. If your name was among one of those lucky winners, we have emailed you with the address you provided....
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Onna-son (Onna Village) Akama Athletic Park
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE CAMINA By far one of the nicest places on island to get one’s PT on is Onna Village’s Akama Athletic Park. The park features (at the time of this writing) all new facilities. In...
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Awase Sanchome Ramen
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN WATERS Awase Sanchome is my favorite ramen spot on Okinawa. A bold statement, I know. But having sampled about a half dozen ramen spots around the island, I can say with some...
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Movie Theaters on Okinawa
CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A. click photo for source Want to catch the latest flick? Here’s a list of theaters around Okinawa, with links to their websites for current and up-to-date playing movies and...
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Café Restaurante Del Cielo
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA To most Americans, family-friendly and Kin town are not synonymous terms. There is a new establishment in Kin which is hoping to dispel that misconception by offering a...
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