Okinawa – the last defense before the main land
In WW II Okinawa was decided to be the foothold for the American invasion of Japan. Today’s trip was about the invasion of Okinawa and the effect this had on the civilians. Especially as...
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Along the west coast of Okinawa
Today’s trip reminded us about the impact of the US invasion of Japan. Okinawa in particular. The weather was great. Sunshine with a sprinkling of dark clouds accompanied by gusts of wind. The first...
To Shurijo
Today started a little bit later with a ride to the other end of the monorail. Always up high and with a view over the different parts of the city. Destination Sonohyan-utaki Steintor und...
Visiting Naha
The morning brought rain. And not just a small drissle but cats and dogs. Then it stopped and started pouring again. As we left the hotel at 9:30 it had stopped raining again. First...
Trip to Okinawa
Today not too much happened. Our goal was to change locations and get from Osaka to Okinawa. To do that we met up quite a bit later than usual and took the monorail to...
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