Tag: Okinawa

Wrapping up Japan

ByMinion-Chris December 1, 2017 1 Comment
It's time to wrap up my trip to Japan. Thanks for joining me on this adventure to the Land of the Rising Sun. I really enjoyed the time I spent in this diverse and unique country! If you want to read up on the whole trip you can do so here. Here are some of my thoughts after reflecting on the trip. My top 3 highlights: Highlight #1: Unexpected Lantern festival in Takanabe One of the things I love...

Miyazaki, Shrines & Lanterns!

ByMinion-Chris October 26, 2017 0 Comments
Leaving Okinawa We didn't have anything planned except that we needed to get the car back to the rental company at 2PM. With the morning to kill, we decided to visit a shopping centre. We were halfheartedly shopping since we knew there'd be opportunity to shop later on and didn't want to carry stuff with us for the rest of the trip! Though at the top of the shopping center, we did score a pretty...

Visiting Tokashiki and a Deserted Island

ByMinion-Chris October 24, 2017 0 Comments
Originally we had planned on visiting a few beaches today. However our AirBNB host had given some suggestions in the guidebook and one was jumping out at us. There was a recommendation for us to visit the Kerama Islands. These were a small set of Islands west of Okinawa and the prospect of snorkeling, diving and possibly visiting a "uninhabited" island was appealing to us. So after a bit of...

Visiting Churaumi Aquarium and Ocean Expo Park

ByMinion-Chris October 22, 2017 0 Comments
Churaumi Aquarium We wanted to get to the Churaumi Aquarium early which meant we had an early start. We mapped out a route which would have taken about 2 hours to get there. However, due to some navigation challenges again, we found ourselves on the toll expressway which shaved a half hour off our trip. In the end it got us there faster and was worth the toll. Charumi Aquarium is a place that...

Hello Okinawa

ByMinion-Chris October 20, 2017 0 Comments
Okinawa We had a morning flight to Okinawa scheduled. After checking out of our AirBnb we made the short walk to Shinjuku station where we boarded the Narita Express train for the hour long ride to the airport. Checking in was a breeze and within an hour we were on our way to Okinawa. Okinawa is a completely different climate than tokyo. I guess before coming I had always just thought of Japan as...

Planning for Japan!

ByMinion-Chris September 30, 2017 0 Comments
In about a weeks time I'll be on the road again. This time I'll be heading East to Japan! I hadn't planned to visit Japan this year. But when I learned that my friend (who had lived in Japan for a little under a year) was planning to visit, I tagged along! It's not everyday you get to travel with someone who's already familiar with the culture and can speak the language. In addition, He wanted to...