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Beating the Heat Okinawa Style 18 Sep 2012 | 10:37 am
We had recently been hit in quick succession by a couple of typhoons in Okinawa. One of the upsides of having a typhoon come through, in addition to clearing out all of the dead wood and exposing all ...
Preppers 8 Sep 2012 | 12:00 pm
You hear it in the alternative news all the time these days. Something is coming! Everybody knows it! It’s just that what it is that’s coming, no one seems to know for sure. All they seem to agree on ...
Country Critters 24 Aug 2012 | 06:17 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We live in the rural areas of northern Okinawa, away from the bright city lights that my w...
Peace through Pork! 16 Aug 2012 | 04:10 pm
(Click on individual pictures to enlarge) I think Anthony Bourdain would agree, if it comes from a pig, it’s got to be good! Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with that statement and in my humble op...
Naotaro Moriyama Concert in Naha 9 Jul 2012 | 07:03 am
(Not the best version of this song but, at least this one had an English translation of the lyrics) Another sultry summer’s eve in Naha Okinawa found us at one of the local auditoriums to take in a c...
Natsukawa Rimi Concert in Naha 5 Jun 2012 | 12:47 pm
Had the chance to see this little lady (and I mean little) in concert this last Saturday evening and all I can say in amazement is how did such a little gal get such a big voice? Fantastic concert wit...
Mrs. Yohena’s Garden: A living Work of Art 24 May 2012 | 12:57 pm
The entrance way into Mrs Yohena's Garden in the Izumi district of Motobu Town I had the privilege yesterday to observe a couple of artists at work. One of them was Ryukyu Mike, a world infamous wi.....
The Dances of Okinawa (a quick look) Photos & Video 2 May 2012 | 02:54 pm
Okinawan dance is the traditional dance that has developed in Okinawa prefecture, which includes the southernmost islands of Japan. Okinawan dance is also called Ryukyu dance or Ryukyu Buyo, since it...
Little Hut on the Island 17 Apr 2012 | 01:34 pm
I was just reading about this old dude living naked out on one of the outer islands. There's a video linked (here) and it reminded me that just last week, Ryukyu Mike and I were out on Ikei Jima just ...
Up to their Eyeballs (Irises) in it 30 Mar 2012 | 03:20 pm
(Click on individual images to enlarge) I had the opportunity to go up to Kijioka in Ogimi Village along Okinawa's Northwest coast earlier this week. Kijioka is one of those little sleepy looking far...
