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>>17537357
Well, it was hot and humid, but the breeze coming off of the ocean felt great, and the island is so small that you can feel that breeze just about everywhere. That also kept the majority of the bugs away, so just walking around was completely comfortable. Hibiscus bushes and palm trees were everywhere along with any number of tropical plants that I'd never seen or heard of.

With the JSDF and US Navy bases around, there were ships everywhere. Since I grew up around that stuff, it was a very welcome sight.

There are countless beaches, and everywhere the water is insanely clear. The first beach I went to, I just walked out in ankle-deep water and saw some bright blue tropical fish swimming only a foot or two away.

I tried some Okinawan food - agedashi tofu with a peanut sauce and some fu-champloo. Both were delicious, but it was hard to figure out everything on the menu because of the Okinawan names. Then a woman performed some songs on her sanshin in the traditional Okinawan style. There were only 10 tables in the restaurant, so she talked to everyone and the whole place joined in on her songs.

Driving on the highway down the middle of the island was interesting, too. Whereas most of mainland Japan has Japanese cedar forests, the forests of Okinawa remain largely wild, showing a wide variety of trees throughout. Back to the coasts, and you'll see any number of mom-and-pop restaurants and roadside stands, offering fruit and snacks.

Later, I went snorkeling in some shallow water (less than a meter deep) and saw fish you'd usually see in an aquarium, sea urchins, coral, and more. Some of the fish even swam towards my fingers if I left them still enough.

Anyway, it was an excellent experience and I would love to go again, stay longer, and perhaps visit some of the smaller islands in the chain. I hope you can visit, anon, even if just for a short while. It'll surely be an experience you'll never forget.