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Visiting Ryukyu Shouten: Finding local O… [Family Health & Beauty Shopping]
The Ryukyu Shouten market is now open at Mihama Depot Island area and they are excited to share their enthusiasm for local Okinawa products....Read More
Home Massage Lino gives Hawaiian Lomi Lo… [Health & Beauty]
The busiest season of the year is here, and among the myriads of tasks and chores one has to accomplish as the year-end nears, taking care o...Read More
Ong's Thai Massage Okinawa can provide … [Health & Beauty]
Thai massage is one of the best-known icons of Thai culture that many people have experienced first-hand when visiting Thailand. In Thailan...Read More
Visiting Ryukyu Shouten: Finding local Okinawa products while walking around Chatan [Family Health & Beauty Shopping]
The Ryukyu Shouten market is now open at Mihama Depot Island area and they are excited to share their enthusiasm for local Okinawa products. This local shop offers a great variety ...
Home Massage Lino gives Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage on your time [Health & Beauty]
The busiest season of the year is here, and among the myriads of tasks and chores one has to accomplish as the year-end nears, taking care of the body often is forgotten. Often peo...
Ong’s Thai Massage Okinawa can provide you official Certificate [Health & Beauty]
Thai massage is one of the best-known icons of Thai culture that many people have experienced first-hand when visiting Thailand. In Thailand, there are many schools that teach Tha...
Seaside Refle Mu knows how to make customers relax [Health & Beauty]
Seaside Refle Mu is an esthetic salon specializing in aroma oil massages. It’s located right next to Chatan Sunset Beach on the first floor of Chura-yu bathing facility in Mihama, ...
Happiness is mostly green at Happy More Market [Health & Beauty]
Happy More, one of the islands most popular produce markets, prides itself on having the best locally grown vegetables on Okinawa. Something the market’s creators believe sh...
Nothing beats “Truly Thai” [Health & Beauty]
Jasmine was the first Thai-owned and managed salon offering authentic traditional Thai massages with Thai masseuses on Okinawa with a concept operators called ‘Truly Thai.’ It open...
Naha issues infectious gastroenteritis warning [Health & Beauty]
The Naha City Health Center issued and official warning of infectious gastroenteritis after receiving reports from seven medical institutions within Naha that the average number of...
Ways to avoid influenza when someone close is sick [Health & Beauty]
By taiyo no ekubo magazine Translated from Japanese to English by Emi Uechi Winter is here and with it, the flu season has also arrived. Just because one member of your household h...
Removable jewelry nails solve professional woman’s nail woes [Health & Beauty]
“Nails reflect dreams of every lady!” is the motto of a nail shop that is binging one of the newest trends in women’s nail wear to Okinawa; jewelry studded design nails that can be...
Nail salon One for Smile thrives to give extra smile [Health & Beauty]
December is the party season with Christmas and New Year parties not to mention gatherings with family and friend. Naturally, everyone wants to look his or her best at these events...
Okinawa sunshine is healthy but only in reasonable doses [Health & Beauty]
By David Higgins In Chatan Town, there are several tanning salons, and signage scattered about town advertises where you can go to get that ‘safe’ full-body bronzing. M...
Reality of no carb diet plans is more than bizarre [Health & Beauty]
By David Higgins We all have friends who are never happy with their weight. They lament about the ‘last few pounds’ they need to lose, and say things like ‘If I could only lose tha...
Karma Organic recommends you to eat what they pray [Health & Beauty]
As the old saying goes, “We are what we eat!” so it should be obvious that, when you eat healthy, the result is being healthy. That’s the idea behind Karma Organic, a shop speciali...
Salon Shanti does Thai massage traditional way [Health & Beauty]
A new Thai Massage salon on Okinawa, Salon Shanti in Uruma City, invites customers to experience a real Thai massage that makes them feel like they’re down in Thailand enjoying a r...
Scents, organic products on display and sale at Convention Center event [Health & Beauty]
The 1st Okinawa Health and Beauty Aroma Fair is scheduled for the Conference Building A in Ginowan Convention Center on Sunday, Jan. 17th. The event runs from 11:00 to 18:00 and ad...
Okinawa air front changes cause allergic reactions [Health & Beauty]
By David Higgins As the month of November unfolds, my nose becomes itchy and runny and I’ve started to spontaneously sneeze. Initially, I thought it was just me but from outs...
Love Nail Okinawa treats your hands and feet right [Health & Beauty]
Thanksgiving Day is the beginning of the year-end holiday season, and that also means that it’s a time to pay attention to your nails. And if you decide you should do something abo...
Relay for Life Japan 2015 supports cancer research and patients [Health & Beauty]
The ‘Relay for Life’ is a 24-hour charity event that takes place from noon on Nov. 14th to noon on Nov. 15th at Tedako Hall and Park in Urasoe City Culture Park. It’s held to suppo...
Alcohol – friend and foe [Health & Beauty]
By David Higgins Alcohol is one of the sneakiest, slipperiest slopes of addictions that has ever crept up on me. It is with a sigh of relief that I can honestly say I was able to s...
Okinawa Satsang 2015 invites people interested in yoga and meditation [Health & Beauty]
Okinawa is famous for being an island with strong spiritual aura and strong connections to its great nature. That is a natural reason for organizers of the biggest yoga event in th...