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Okinawa’s guardian shisa has its own day… [History Travel & Beach]
April 3rd is the “Day of Shisa” in Okinawa as four (April) is “shi” and three is “san” in Japanese. The day was established in 2002 to promo...Read More
Explore the NEO Park [Nature & Environment Park Travel & Beach]
What can you say? Kids love animals, and visiting a zoo is a great way to spend time with the family. The Okinawa Zoo (Kodomo-no-Kuni) is a ...Read More
Uchima Nishi (West) Park [Park Travel & Beach]
Uchima Nishi Park is located in the Uchima District of Urasoe City, bordering Urasoe and Naha City. The park sits along the Aja River where ...Read More
2014.04.07
Enjoying Okinawa paradise doesn’t mean ‘expensive’ [Travel & Beach]
A vacation on Okinawa is often thought of as meaning an expensive stay at a luxury resort, complete with immaculate beaches, but there are other options available at a lesser price...
2014.04.07
Ryukyu Mura brings old Okinawa to life [Travel & Beach]
Ryukyu Mura in Onna Village is a theme park that showcases Okinawan culture, nature and entertainment. Many of old Okinawan houses have been moved to and reconstructed in the park ...
2014.04.07
Spa & Resort Hotel Monterey has latest in luxury [Travel & Beach]
Spa & Resort Hotel Monterey opened its doors to the public in June, 2013 on the west coast of Onna Village. All rooms in the hotel have a luxurious view opening to the beautifu...
2014.03.29
Hooray! Beach season is finally here! [Travel & Beach]
By Bill Charles The water’s getting warm, temperatures are short sleeve shirt weather, and everyone’s tired of being cooped up inside. Good thing, because the beaches on Okinawa’s ...
2014.03.18
Mos Burger teams with JAL for in-flight burgers [Travel & Beach]
Japanese burger chain giant Mos Burger is for the fourth time teaming with Japan Air Lines to offer its burger fare to passengers. Mos Burger is now serving its burger combo Air Mo...
Osaka creates first city-wide free Wi-Fi hotspots [Travel & Beach]
Japan has its first city-wide Wi-Fi hotspot system, as Osaka responds to the nationwide series of complaints about a lack of free Wi-Fi. Noting the results of surveys by the Japan ...
2013.12.26
Vanilla Air inaugural flight lands at Naha [Travel & Beach]
Naha International Airport has another carrier providing service to Okinawa; Vanilla Air has been reborn as a low cost carrier connecting Narita International Airport with Taipei v...
Direct flights connecting Okinawa and Russia to start in May [Travel & Beach]
Major tour company HIS announced that it has contracted an airline to start direct charter flights between Okinawa and two of Russia’s major cities in the far east, Vladivostok and...
2013.10.28
JAL readies SKY SUITE 767 service from Narita [Travel & Beach]
Japan Airlines is further upgrading its international flight services, introducing fully revamped Boeing 767-300ER aircraft dubbed JAL Sky Suite 767. The new aircraft are slated fo...
LLC Peach Airlines starts Naha – Ishigaki flights [Travel & Beach]
Peach Airlines, a low-cost carrier (LLC) based at Kansai Airport, is the first LLC to fly between Naha and Ishigaki Island. There were 180 passengers on their inaugural flight from...
ANA adding resort operations to budget travel [Travel & Beach]
All Nippon Airways, which only last month bailed out of a budget airline joint venture, is planning to create a budget-oriented resort-oriented air carrier. Shinzo Shimizu, ANA’s s...
2013.04.26
Michi-no Eki Yuiyui Kunigami is home of Yambaru Kuina [Travel & Beach]
By Mana Komatsu Our seventh and last introduction of Okinawa’s Michi-no Eki is Yuiyui Kunigami in Kunigami village. The road station was built as the northernmost Michi-no Eki in O...
2013.04.15
Road Stop adventures continue to the north [Travel & Beach]
By Mana Komatsu Japan Update’s on an island-wide tour of roadside rest areas, and our fifth feature is Michi-no Eki Ogimi. The Michi-no Eki is 2½ hours drive north from Naha on Hig...
2013.03.26
Summer season kicks off as beaches open [Travel & Beach]
Finally! Winter’s drifting away, temperatures are getting warmer, and everyone’s itching to get outside and perhaps, go to the beach. Everyone wants to go relax at the beach and u...
2013.03.21
Okinawa Hotels score top rank listing on Trip Adviser [Travel & Beach]
The Trip Adviser Japan, which is a part of Trip Adviser, one of the largest word of mouth travel websites in the world featuring comments and reviews of its users, recently announc...
2013.03.12
Kadena Town Michi-no Eki looks over KAB [Travel & Beach]
By Mana Komatsu Getting away from the daily grind to experience a bit of Okinawa’s local culture need not mean a lengthy drive up or down the island. A morning or afternoon of fun...
2013.02.19
Quantas expands direct flights to Tokyo [Travel & Beach]
Australia’s flag carrier is extending its reach to Tokyo-Haneda Airport as part of a new alliance with Dubai-based Emirates airline. Quantas is planning new routes to Beijing, Seou...
2013.01.20
First foreign low-cost carrier now flies to Okinawa [Travel & Beach]
Jin Air, a low-cost carrier and subsidiary of Korean Air, is now flying regular flights between Naha and Inchon, Seoul, Korea. Initial flights have been full, with 73.8% of flight ...
2012.12.24
JAL forges alliance with the Colonel and KFC [Travel & Beach]
Colonel Sanders is now finding it very easy to pick up frequent flyer miles from Japan Airlines now that Kentucky Fried Chicken has agreed to being served on its flights in lieu of...
JAL now flying non-stop to San Diego [Travel & Beach]
For an airline less than a year out of bankruptcy and a return to the Tokyo stock exchange, Japan Airlines is doing a lot of things right, including the start last week of non-stop...
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