Around mid-afternoon I paid a visit to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. There are actually two museums inside the building—a history museum and an art museum—and…
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If you visit Naha, or just about anywhere on Okinawa, you’re bound to see small statues of guardian lions. These lions are called Shisa and…
Before leaving the area near Shuri Castle I walked along the Kinjo Stone Road. This is an ancient cobblestone road that was built back around…
Just west of Shuri Castle is the Tamaudun Mausoleum where Okinawa’s royal families were buried. Like Shuri Castle, the mausoleum was badly damaged during the…
To start off my sightseeing in Naha I visited Shuri Castle, which might be the city’s biggest historical attraction. I took the monorail to the…
For my sightseeing around Naha I would be making extensive use of the Okinawa Urban Monorail, which is also known as the Yui Rail. The…
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On my arrival night in Naha I got some of the best sleep of my entire trip across Japan and Korea and I woke up…
It was close to sunset when my flight from Korea touched down at Naha Airport in Okinawa. As the plane was taxing towards the gate…
On my way back to my hostel to end the day I passed through the Jeonju Hanok Village again. Most of the businesses were still…
On Fridays and Saturdays the Nambu Market is open at night so I returned to the market after dark to see what the nighttime scene…
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