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Tag Archives: Okinawa

(Mini-)Food Report: Coffee and Dessert at Hands Cafe (Naha, Okinawa, Japan)

13th Aug 2018by Diego Leave a comment

This quick café stop in the Okinawan capital almost didn’t make the cut – in blogging terms, anyway – as I didn’t gather quite enough material to compose a proper […]

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(Mini-)Food Report: A Hearty Steak Lunch at Wafū-tei (Naha, Okinawa, Japan)

12th Aug 2018by Diego 1 Comment

Here’s a brief (Mini-)Food Report, covering a Japanese-style steak lunch I enjoyed in a restaurant at one of Naha’s major shopping malls. Welcome to Wafū-tei.

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Field Report: Shikina-en Royal Garden, Naha, Japan (08 May 2018)

5th Aug 2018by Diego 1 Comment

For the moment, let’s skip over our second full day in Okinawa – though I do hope to tell that tale in due course – and move straight into the […]

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Japan, Japan 2018, Travel

Field Report: Nakijin Castle, Okinawa, Japan (07 May 2018)

27th Jun 2018by Diego Leave a comment

The islands of Okinawa Prefecture are sprinkled with the remains of gusuku: massive stone-walled castles that are in some ways similar to, and yet in many other ways different from, […]

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Japan, Japan 2018, Travel

Field Report: A Sunny Sunday in Sunny Naha, Okinawa, Japan (06 May 2018)

13th Jun 2018by Diego Leave a comment

Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture is famous for its beaches, but what’s a chap to do when he hates going to the beach? No worries – there’s plenty to see, do, and […]

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Field Report: Tamaudun Royal Mausoleum, Naha, Japan (06 May 2018)

11th Jun 2018by Diego 2 Comments

The elegant splendour of Shuri Castle allows us to imagine the pampered lives that the Kings of Ryūkyū once led. At the same time, the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun – […]

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Japan, Japan 2018, Travel

Field Report: Shuri Castle, Naha, Japan – Part Two (06 and 09 May 2018)

10th Jun 2018by Diego 3 Comments

Our exploration of Naha’s iconic Shuri Castle continues from my previous post – though we’ll be spending more time outdoors on this occasion. Let’s have a look at some of […]

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Field Report: Shuri Castle, Naha, Japan – Part One (06 May 2018)

9th Jun 2018by Diego 5 Comments

Before Okinawa was Okinawa, it was the Kingdom of Ryūkyū: an independent nation with its own system of government and unique way of life. That realm was once ruled from […]

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Food Report: Traditional Okinawan Tea and Sweets at Sasunoma (Naha, Japan)

26th May 2018by Diego 2 Comments

A couple of winters ago, I sampled recreations of tea and confectionery that the Joseon-era kings of Korea once enjoyed … and I did so right inside their own palace. […]

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(Mini-)Food Report: Gyoza and Ramen at Osaka Ohsho (Naha, Japan)

25th May 2018by Diego 1 Comment

Today’s offering will not be a detailed Food Report. Instead, we’ll be snacking on a highly abbreviated share-post with a swirl of pictures, a sprinkling of details, and a dash […]

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