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Travel Blogs from Naha
The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
... so we took in the “Rope Festival”. The centrepiece of the three day affair is a huge tug-of-war. It is so huge in fact that it is in the Guinness book of records for the largest rope and tug-of-war in the world.
It was announced that there were 24,000 people who participated from children to grandparents.
The rope was so big that it stretched about 300 meters in length and was a meter thick. Strands that were about 10 cm thick flared off the main rope and ...
Finding Nemo
October 3-5, 2012
Catching a ferry at noon we left Miyajima and made our way to the Hiroshima airport for our flight to Okinawa. Like most cities the airport was a substantial distance from the city centre and it took us almost an hour to get there by bus. In total the journey from Miyajima to Naha , Okinawa involved a ferry, train, bus and plane and took 5 hours.
A monorail took us to the port area where we found our hostel stay ...
Sayonara, Japan!
... where we went through the shops. At American Village, Shekar had a unique experience – Doctor Fish. These are the little Turkish fish that eat dead skin off your feet. Shekar seemed to enjoy his 15 minutes of fish cleaning – with them nibbling at his feet. (I was content to take pictures!) After that, we rode the huge Ferris wheel found on top of the American Village shops. Just before going to base, ...
Shisa, Bingata, and School Life
... of Okinawa. We saw the bingata dye process, saw the weaving looms, visited the instrument center and watched him giving a music lesson. In the pottery building, we saw many of the Shisha dogs in production. (The Shisa dogs are found on most buildings as a good luck “charm”. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shisa) Then, on our way back, Dibbie gave us a ...
Okinawa
... humidity and saying hello to an old friend and her family. My time in Okinawa was split between pre- and post-China (which included a few recovery days-but that is for the next blog entry) so here is the first half.
First off was getting our nails done the Okinawan way-with koi and dragonflies for me, tropical ...
Location
Other places to stay in Naha
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Okinawa Harborview Crowne Plaza
2-46 Izumizaki, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $104 -
Loisir Hotel Naha
3-2-1 Nishi , Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $88 -
Okinawa NaHaNa Hotel & Spa
2-1-5 Kume, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $58 -
Hotel JAL City Naha
1-3-70 Makishi , Naha | 1 star hotelfrom $87 -
Hotel Nikko Naha Grand Castle
1-132-1 Shuriyamakawacho, Naha | 1 star hotelfrom $65 -
Okinawa Miyako Hotel
40 Matsugawa , Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $44 -
APA Hotel Naha
1-4-16 Matsuyama, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $40 -
Okinawa Port Hotel
1-6-1 Nishi, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $58 -
Comfort Hotel Naha Prefectural Office
1-3-11 Kumoji, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $71 -
Tokyo Daiichi Hotel Naha City Resort
2-32-1 Kume, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $60 -
The Naha Terrace
2-14-1 Omoro-machi, Naha | 5 star hotelfrom $213 -
Tatsuya Ryokan
1-9-21 Tsuji, Naha | Hotel -
Richmond Hotel Naha Kumoji
2-23-12 Kumoji, Naha | Hotelfrom $62 -
Hotel Rocore Naha
1-1-2 Matsuo, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $87 -
Double Tree By Hilton Naha
3-15 Higashimachi, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $93 -
Hotel Tokyu Bizfort Naha
116-37 Asahimachi, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $57 -
Hotel Hokke Club Naha Shintoshin
4-3-8 Omoromachi, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $55 -
Hotel Rasso Naha Matsuyama
2-3-11 Matsuyama, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $35 -
Hotel Palm Royal Naha
3-9-10 Makishi, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $61 -
Libre Garden Hotel
3-17-28 Omoromachi, Naha | Hotelfrom $49 -
Nansei Kanko Hotel
3-13-23 Makishi, Naha | 3 star hotelfrom $51 -
Naha Beach Side Hotel
3-2-36 Tsuji, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $44 -
Hotel Sun Okinawa
1-5-15 Kumoji, Naha | Hotelfrom $59 -
Hotel Royal Orion
1-2-21 Asato, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $68 -
Toyoko Inn Naha Asahi-bashi Ekimae
2-1-20 Kume, Naha | Hotelfrom $49 -
Pacific Hotel Okinawa
3-6-1 Nishi, Naha | 4 star hotelfrom $51
