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Now all your 
Okinawa weather information on one page. Keep up with
the latest on
typhoons and beach days. On our pages you'll find all the sites for Okinawa
weather
as well as a section for all of Asia and Live news broadcasts from the States. All organized
according to
the feedback from all our friends out there.
The weather is cooling off here and the festival seasons will be
upon us.
Don't miss your chance to visit the islands. This page lists many of the major hotels in the
area, so make
sure to shop around for good hotel
deals.
TCCOR WHAT ?
Don't wait for tyhpoon season to sneak up on you. Find out now, what the TCCOR conditions for Okinawa mean and local Okinawa
infomation for you to stay up to date. Now all your Okinawa
weather
information on one page. Keep up with the latest on typhoons and beach days. On our pages
you'll find
all the sites for Okinawa weather as well as a section for all of Asia and Live news
broadcasts from the
States. All organized according to the feedback from all our friends out
there.
Take advantage of the
great weather
and think about some trips to the surrounding islands like Yoron Island
near Okinawa or Amami Island also not far from Okinawa's
shores.
Don't forget to pack some snorkeling/dive gear and a camera. Dont forget to check our
"Surrounding
Islands" information on the left.
Knux
has had a great time out visiting our neighbors of the sea. Some were less than hospitable (as
I soon
found out). Like the Okinawa Blue ring octopus. So
while nursing
my wounds I added a section about harmful marine life. I had the oppuritunity to experience
these and more
such as sea anomonies, portugese man of war and Okinawa
Jelly
fish are just a few I will be adding to the section soon. Scroll down in the navigation on
the left to
the section titled "Harmful Marine Life".
Alright we have had some really nice Okinawa
weather
recently. It is time to get out and see the sites, for some good ideas and tips where to go
check out our
recently updated parks articles and have a look at the in depth note I did about the local
dialect
"hogan".
Now the summer is here and
your gonna
get an invite to a BBQ, read our Great Recipes section for some truely local favorites.
The endangered dugong
(cousin to the
Florida manatee) habitat. Fewer than 50 individual
dugongs remain
in an area described by the United Nations Environment Program as "the most important known
dugong habitat
in Japan.". Many current issues are threatening the Okinawa
dugong
into extinction.
Year of the
what? Yeah, we been asked about it several times, well here it is this year
(2010) on Okinawa, it will be the year of the Tiger. Read about the
different animals. Maybe gain some insight about your
future
events holds for you.
Ok we have finally
done it. The
online Okinawa area
base phone
numbers searchable database. This will be frequently updated as we get new numbers from the
community. So
check it out Okinawa Japan
area Base
Phone Numbers and send us your feed back.
Now get your current currency conversion rates. Updated hourly
and converts
from the US dollar to currencies from around the world. Don't waste your time searching for the best places to learn the
language
online. Use Also a long awaited section for those about to marry an Okinawan.
I hope this
proves helpful. Remember this from a few folks personal experiences. For those who have
married an
Okinawan I would really enjoy hearing and sharing both of your experiences not only from the
Okinawan side
but also ours. We've added a couple of personal experiences and advice on Speeches Gifts for the Okinawa
guests The Okinawa parents Sake
ceremony I didn't even know it Love thy Okinawa mother in-law Betrothal
or the
Okinawa gift exchange.
Okay sure we've all seen it but, what does that mean. Read about the Okinawa symbols here or kanji.
I had
to add some ghost stories. Most of these are from eyewitness accounts, and by the looks of it
if I was
working in the Kadena ammo dump area I beleive I'd be looking at getting alot of luck charms
before
heading to work. Here are just a few Okinawa Ghost
stories from that
area. Enjoy. Geesh I never thought soo many! Once you've got your fill of those check out
all the
added fables from old. We've also added some more great in depth articles about Okinawa and
some of the
things seen as unique here.
By
popular demand, we have released the answer to several emails. We called the page intial Okinawa meeting tips and this page is for those about to
go to that
first social event or do that initial important meeting with relatives or business contacts on
Okinawa. I
hope you walk away with long lasting Okinawa friends for life. I hope this helps and if there
are any tips
we can add please let us know. Enjoy.
Ok we added
some more to the parks and places to see, which led us a little astray and well into the
evening, so we
took advantage of some time management and updated the night life section as well, while we
were out.
Enjoying Okinawa Night Life is fun with the most
definative
guide to Okinawa Night Life. But you will also need some tips on
dealing
with the bar girls or hostess as well as getting along with some of the Locals before you get
out there
read the digs for the real deal on Okinawa night life and know
before you go.
Next I think we'll do a little section on nomisugi and hangover potions.
Now a great small but growing Okinawa and Japan food,
recipe
glossary unique to Okinawa and Mainland Japan. It is full of some great tongue twisters
and sure to
enhance your dining. Enjoy!
These
are current market rates. You may need to subtract 2 or 3 yen if your exchanging on base.
Also make
yourself a quick cheat sheet to take with you on your journey around Okinawa and
Japan.
these Okinawa links to learn the local language of Japan.
These are
some pretty good sites and full of some great utilities.
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