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Some of the interesting items and sights you may see when visiting Okinawa

AN OKINAWAN DOG

AN OKINAWAN HAT (HANAGASA)

A STATUE OF THE MOST FAMOUS DOG IN JAPAN, HACHIKO

A TAIKO DRUM

BISE AND FUKUGI TREES

BISE: A LOOK AT A SATURDAY PHOTO SHOOT

BRIDGE TO NOWHERE

CARP STREAMERS (KOI NOBORI)

CUTOUTS AT TOURIST TRAPS

EASTER LILY

GIRLS WITH WEAPONS IN THEIR HAIR

GYOKUSENDO CAVE

ISHIGANTO 

HEDO POINT

KATSUREN CASTLE

KIJIMUNA

KIN Bridge and OKUKUBI RIVER

MANZAMO: SUNSET AT THE ELEPHANT'S NOSE

NAKAGUSUKU CASTLE

Nakajin-jo (Castle) a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Nakajin-jo (Castle) From A New Angle

PORTRAIT OF A SHISA

PRAYER

SACRED SITES: UTAKI

SAKURA (CHERRYBLOSSOMS) IN NAGO

SEFA UTAKI, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

SHURI CASTLE

SHURI CASTLE TIPS FOR TRAVELERS

STONE LION (SHISA) IN TOMORI

SUMO IN OKINAWA: EVER SEE GIRLS SUMO WRESTLE ?

SUMO: SOMETIMES A GIRL CLOBBERS A GUY

THE LARGEST SHISA IN OKINAWA

THE TOP FIVE CASTLES IN OKINAWA

THE YEAR 2010 in PHOTOS

TRUCK CULTURE

UNESCO: OKINAWAN DANCE

YAMBARU: THE MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTH

ZAKIMI CASTLE

ZANPA POINT (ZANPAMISAKI) LIGHTHOUSE IN YOMITAN

ZANPA POINT (ZANPAMISAKI) SUNSET PHOTO



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