One of the attractions I had been looking forward to visiting the most in Okinawa was the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Now, you might be wondering why a girl from Hawaii -- who's surrounded by marine life and has the Honolulu Aquarium and Maui Ocean Center right at her fingertips -- would be interested in going…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 38: Whale sharks at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
If you would've told me I'd ever touch a snake in my lifetime, I would've said you were crazy. But that's exactly what I did in Okinawa. After visiting the Shuri Castle and then grabbing a quick udon lunch in Naha, my family and I boarded our private tour bus and traveled roughly 8 miles…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 37: Okinawa World’s snakes and cave
A few weeks ago, as I was scrolling through my Twitter feed, a former NHK TV personality tweeted that Shuri Castle, one of Okinawa's main tourist attractions, was on fire. He was joking, I thought. Either that, or he was talking about some other castle in Okinawa -- not the Shuri Castle I just saw…
In 2013, I took my very first trip to Japan, a country that had long been on my bucket list since before I can even remember. Though I barely scratched the surface, I was still fortunate to have gotten a well-rounded tour of the country, getting just enough of a taste of everything it has…
Out of State • Out of Mind 