Okinawa island is the fifth largest island in Japan; there are 150 islands in the Okinawa Prefecture. It is located between Taiwan and the Japan main island. The islands are popular vacation destinations for Asian tourists because of the tropical climate, beaches, and coral reefs.
We visited Naha on Okinawa island and Ishigaki City on Ishigaki island. We didn’t spend time on the beaches, but we did enjoy the cities and local culture. Okinawa island was the site of a massive Allied invasion during the closing months of World War II (1945) and there is still a US base on the island.
Here’s a few images from our visit:
This greeted us as we got off the boat. Japanese customs must run into some really weird stuff. 
Tuna filets for about $10.00 and roasts for $20.00 
Found the geocache in a store. 
Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) 
Curry chicken with rice (and a little of the tonkatsu) 
Fukushūen Garden, Naha, Okinawa, Japan 
Tying a good fortune to a tree in Ishigaki City, Ishigaki Is., Okinawa 
Gongendo Buddhist temple, Ishigaki, Okinawan, Japan 
A small Shinto shrine tucked in between buildings. Ishigaki, Japan 
Our ride, the MS Westerdam.
Travels with RK Caton 
The food looks yummy! I love the photo of the Fukushuen Garden looks so beautiful…
That lovely garden with the modern buildings behind it reminds me of the Chinese Garden in Portland surrounded by the city. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us…you are having a far more exotic time than we are, LOL.
Dang! Adding try camel milk to my bucket list.