Okinawa Rainbow Hotel
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The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
... the “tuggers”. Young kids in uniforms beat drums to support their side. People would often change places from participant to spectator.
It seemed to me that the rope moved less than a meter back and forth. After a half an hour the match ended and the other side was declared the victor because they had ultimately moved the rope in their direction. Following the contest, everybody was cutting off pieces of the rope for good luck in the coming year.
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Finding Nemo
... night. This one is probably the poorest accommodation we’ve had so far. It’s four flights of stairs to our room and the shared bathroom is on the first floor . The proprietors are friendly and helpful but chain smoke just outside of an open sliding door in the common room. The beds are creaking wooden bunks with dodgy ladders to climb up. Thankfully this is just an overnight.
By 8 a.m. we are up and getting a lift to the ferry docks ...
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 ...
Royalty
... was, but she only spoke Japanese. She graciously read us the label - in Japanese.
From the castle, we went to a shopping district and wandered the streets and back through a market. We found a booth with musical instruments. Much was unfamiliar and we asked our usual question, "What is it?" (I don't know why we ask that because we can't understand the answer when they tell us!) We never did find the answer ...
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