Comments on: My Okinawa

by: tmaragon

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:52:19 +0000

Bano, I was in the same situation. Stationed at Kadena from 84-87, I got tired of my fellow servicemen dogging the culture and not enjoying Okinawa. I took a converstional japanese class through the USO, and hit the town. I met my wife to be, Masami and got to see areas of Okinawa that most Americans could not, and enjoyed every minute of it. Masami and I have been married since ‘86, are now retired military living in Colorado and are planning a trip next summer to Okinawa. We were just reminiscing how much we missed the SCUBA diving, partying on BC street at the Cannon club, Moto’s, and on Moromi street at the Island Bar. But, most of all, we miss chowing down on Charlie’s Tacos and wish we could replicate the recipie.

by: Craig Cook

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:14:20 +0000

As a young man in 1981 and thousands of miles away from home, BC Street was the most fasinating thing I had ever experienced in my life. At 44 years old I still fondly reflect to those exciting days of my life.

by: Alejandro Ellis

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:15:33 +0000

Yeah, that was me in the late 70’s/early 80’s, my apologies I meet Bar Street USA. You should have seen old Henoko back then. My wife calls me a bad kid for that. She didn’t leave Nago back then, laughed at my pictures of Henoko saying; she could tell that was my first time on Okinawa, I didn’t look like a military kid at all, just a 14y/o bad boy.

by: JohnS

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:53:31 +0000

B street? Nope, never really got up that way. I was at Futenma. One time I hopped the fence in the middle of a typhoon and walked to BC…everything was open!

by: bano

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:36:13 +0000

Hey JohnS remember B Street USA in Henoko (by Camp Schawb up North)

by: JohnS

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:53:42 +0000

BC…it was like the wild west when I was there, 79-81, really nuts…but oh so much fun, in a disgusting sort of way! I guess I can’t blame the locals wanting to clean it up, but maybe they should have let KAFB just annex it!

by: bano

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:10:35 +0000

Tamed BC street as compared to when I was a “young teenage trouble making boy” visiting my uncle in the 70’s and early 80’s, yeah it’s pretty tame if you remember the 70’s and the early 80’s same for the Phillipanges in Olongapo City. Write back soon you and I my have some funny stories!

by: bano

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:06:09 +0000

Koza (Okinawa City)would be a good start, it’s too bad you only get two days because there is quite a bit to see. Try to get with a person with some time on the in country and ask if they’ll take you around to some of the sites. It is actually quite impressive.

Gambattai !

by: Chris

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:43:40 +0000

Bano - I’m going to Okinawa on the 31st. I cant wait. I work for a charter company transporting troops back to the states. Unfortunatley, I only have two days there. Can u tell me what would be a must see,an a must do in Okinawa. Im looking at other posts here and I see Koza is one place. Not sure where we’re staying but departing out of Kadena so most likely around the base there. Any info would be awesome….Thanx…..C

by: JohnS

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:57:20 +0000

I heard they “tamed” BC street, is it true? Hard to imagine!