Visit Okinawa

My grandfather fought in Okinawa during WWII. I will have a chance soon to go see Okinawa myself, but I am not sure yet what sites to go see.

I really like Okinawa.the Hotels are really expensive but the beachs are amazing ..beautiful.

I was near Onna Beach and i recommend this spot because is on the middle of Okinawa you can got from this place to another beach’s easy and have a great time.

(picture is the Okinawa Aquarium with a big whale shark)

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I’ve never met friendlier people. Food was amazing. Sunsets were amazing. Diving was amazing. Almost too much history and culture to take in.

Practiced Shorin-Ryu Karate Do in local dojo under Supreme Grand Master Fusei Kisei. Amazing opportunity. Weapons are real. Feel like cast iron. Very heavy. Sensei will actually hit you but he’s a very kind person. For those who don’t know, he is the person that Pat Morita lived with for three months to study for the part of Miyagi in The Karate Kid.

I’ve been studying a martial art system known as GoJu Ryu Karatedo. It’s roots come from the blending of Chinese and Japanese style of martial arts in Okinawa. I’ve done years of research on the history and art forms that sprout from Naha, and I would love to have the opportunity to train there.

My great grandfather was the first Okinawan to settle permanently in Canada. Somewhere along the family lines we lost touch with the people over there and assumed we had no connections in that country anymore. Several years ago there was a celebration to honor my great grandfather in Canada, and they wanted any of his descendents to be there. My family was later notified that we still had relatives in Okinawa who had never known what had happened to us and were very eager to meet us all. My goal is to fly with my family to Okinawa and meet those people.

When I graduated high school, the school paper published little bios on all the seniors. One of the questions they asked was pretty common “Where will you be in 10 years”. My answer was “soaking up rays in Okinawa”, so my goal is to visit Okinawa by 2013. I think it can be done.

I did about 5 dives there and saw some fascinating creatures.

Most notably, there are sea snakes are almost all dive sites in Okinawa. These are among the most deadly of all venemous snakes. But, like most animals, they won’t bite you if you don’t fuck with them. They are, however, very curious and will approach.

Also many beautiful lionfish (also poisonous).

There are also coneshell snails there—one prick from their tongue packs enough venom to kill 10 people.

Dive Okinawa, just don’t touch anything.