Nago Travel Blogs

Okinawa is a pretty small island.  However, it is a good two to three-hour drive from the Naha area (where we live) to the northern part of the prefecture (up past Nago).  There are also a lot of interesting things to see up there and not enough time in one day to see them.  So, befo…

In March 08 I had to go to Yokosuka on business, but the trip also afforded opportunities to visit Tokyo and join Jenny for leave in Jenny's birthplace--Okinawa. My objective in Tokyo was to ride the biggest Ferris Wheel in the city (Japanese: 展覧車 (tenransha) or 大観覧車 (daikanransha) or (kanransh) at Kasai Rinkai Park. Our time in Okinawa was magical, with good weather, beautiful scenery/sunsets/beaches, and reunions with many friends from our time stationed there 2003-05.

Okinawa, is always going to be my all time favorite place on this planet. I just can't get enough of it. One of the last few hidden treasures of the world, in my opinion. Here are just a bunch of random pictures that each hold a personal memory for me.