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This part of my Okinawa trip photos will focus on beaches. Most of these shots were taken on Sesoko Beach, on the northern part of Sesoko Island. A few shots were taken at the Churaumi Aquarium in Ocean Expo Park. Other shots were taken on Kouri Island, off the northern coast of Okinawa. READ MORE…
Okinawa is home to some very unique architecture. It ranges from large, plain above ground tombs, to old farm houses, to a very particular way of tiling a roof. First, one of the main architectural features that differs from prefecture to prefecture in Japan is the color and style of the roof tiles. Up here in Akita, they use shiny black roof tiles, but the tiles on Okinawa are orange with large patches of… Read More
I was down in Okinawa in mid-May for a language conference, and it was my first visit. I took quite a few photos while down there, so I thought I’d organize them according to several themes. This one is Pottery. One unique feature of Okinawa architecture is the pottery good-luck demon squatting on the tile roof. They are variations on the ‘Shisa’ lion-dogs found throughout Japan and China at most temple and… Read More
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THE ARDENT ENTHUSIAST 