Virtual Okinawa Blog

Carl Chandler returns to OKINAWA in thought

czebrac — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:13:44 +0000

I was with STRATCOM Ops and LL BN from 1968 to 1970. Loved the peope and culture. I was at a the golf ball with the MicroWave group. Does anyone remember a car club FYJIMO. Contacted me. Also looking for Billy Joe Shetley. Was my best bud from 1968 until I left. He returned in around 1973 or 74. Contact me,

Carl @ czebrac@yahoo.com

Best time I ever had

Joe — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:48:09 +0000

I was stationed on Naha Air Base 60-61. I was A2C with the 3320 Civil Engineer Group Det3-313Air Division. If anyone rembers the unit say hello. Man that was the greatest time of my young life. I didn’t want to come home and put in for another 6 month extension. I loved that place. I wish I could do it all over again.

Disapointment

monkey — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:38:05 +0000

I am using a blog from Bob Doktor as a primary source in a school project. The only problem is that i cant find it anymore. It was about him in The Battle of Okinawa. Can you post it again for me? Or tell me how to find it. Thanks, a 7th grader

Disapointment

monkey — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:30:37 +0000

Just found a excellent seafood restaurant!

okinawanhawaiian — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:43:19 +0000

I live in Okinawa in Naha area so I don’t go to far to eat out, but recently couple of my friends and I went out eating near Kadena AB area, close to gate 5. We just happened to go into a place called “Maguroya” direct translation would be ” Tuna place”. The place is not to big but it has an at home atmosphere. The staff’s are very friendly and they speak a little English and they also have English menus, so that helps out alot. I had the sushi platter and some other foods. The food is excellent and the price was great. The sushi quality is fresh and the portions are generous. I have been to a lot of seafood restaurant but this place is good for friends gathering after work for couple of beers and food. I have gone there couple of times now and the last time I went I had the tempura dinner course, the shrimp tempura was excellent. The portion was large and NOT NO skinny shrimp inside like some other places serve. The reason I post this blog is I know how it feels like just arriving in Okinawa and not knowing where to go but I have been out exploring the Island and trying new things by hearing things from word of mouth and looking things up on the internet. I have Okinawan ancestry but I lived most of my life in Hawaii.

On how to get there, if your coming out of gate 5 turn left and after going about 250meters turn right to go on route 85 heading towards route 330. Travel on route 85 until you see on your left hand side a restaurant called “daruma soba” a big picture of a scary face of a man. When you see this restaurant turn right and go down 300 meters and you will see the restaurant sign “Maguroya” in English. There is parking in front of the restaurant and if you ask the staff they will show you a different parking area they have. I hope this post will motivate others to go out and seek a different type of adventure and cuisines. I will post some picture after I get some.

Yomiton Village Okinawa Pictures

Okinawa Photography — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:17:09 +0000

Latest pictures of Okinawa updated. Fresh images from Yomiton Village, Okinawa Japan. Click here to view the Okinawa Pictures featuring Yomitan. (Or is it Yomiton?) Lots of high resolution images for viewing.

2007 Final Fishing Report

capnbilly — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:22:05 +0000

We were able to get one more charter in before the weather turned bad for the rest of the year. The largest mahi we landed were both over 5 feet long, and weighed over 30 pounds. (Last 2 pics on the Gallery, Page 3 www.saltwater-fishing-okinawa.com). We are still hitting decent tuna, nice rainbow runners, blue mackerel, and it seems that a school of skipjacks was passing through, because we nailed a whole bunch of them.

We are constantly testing new methods, and new baits to make fishing more productive for you. In 2007 we found new hooks, and new bait that has allowed us to boat more big fish than any other charter service on the island. Some may doubt this, but the pictures do not lie. The high cost of quality rigs is a good trade off for someone catching the biggest fish in their life, which is a comment we hear almost every time we go out.

Looking forward to another great year of fishing in 2008!

Deep Sea Fishing Okinawa

okidiving — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:29:51 +0000

Great site! Shout out from Capt Dave!
If you are coming to Okinawa and want to schedule a charter to experience some of the best fishing in Japan; make contact with us @ www.okinawafishing.com. Let us guide you to the fish!

Simplistic

sean99 — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:53:22 +0000

Sawasdee krub..means “Hello” in Thailand

I’m from BKK, I really want to visit Okinawa..and feel them, feel in enviroment, feel in people, …..I never been there…

I love her so much, I’m trying to understand the huge gap between Okinawa and Bangkok…I really love her..we just broke up……I wanna be Okinawan…

She said, I’m too much care about her more than myself…that’s she dosen’t like..

I will go to Okinawa..I really will…

I want to kiss the floor in front of her house and sleep there and will never wake up again till my next life, I will born at Okinawa..

I wish..I wish..

Till that time,

Sean

The_Marion — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:55:41 +0000