Okinawa

[kromebusa]

Anyone been there? I may be going for 3 years.....

 

[Woodstock]

Nope... take your camera!!

 

[Witfull]

long long time ago,,in a life far far away~

just gont get in trouble there,,,the local police do not like americans

 

[pmac90]

Mr Miyagi (Karate Kid) is from there!! that's about it ...

 

[Nelkna]

Been there (was in the entertainment industry playing at the naval base)...it's beautiful as I recall..natives were friendly,never had any contact with the police so can't comment on that.I was there for a week and had a great time ...did some snorkeling there ...it was one of the things that made me want a reef !
Good luck ..

 

[mps9506]

My dad was in the air force, so I was there for two years as a kid, my mom is from just outside of tokyo. There is a bit of harsh feelings there lately towards the marines that are reckless at night as they don't face the japanese criminal system. But overall there are no problems with being an american over there. Take the time to learn some basic japanese as well.
The country overall is an amazing mix of technology and tradition. Make sure to take some time to get out of okinawa. Check out some of the old temples and old towns. They are absolutely gorgeous, the transit system will take you anywhere you want to go. Of course visit tokyo, there is so much to do there I can't even begin to cover it. As far as the marine aquarium hobby goes there are lots of stores in the tokyo and yokohoma area, I don't know about the other areas. Make sure to visit the aquariums there as well. There is a sea park in yokohoma with a three story circular tank with tuna, a wonderful penguin exhibit as welll as some cool reef tanks. Then there is the other aquarium that I haven't visited with the whale shark.
Lots lots more, but I gotta go to work now...