Okinawa trip : souvenirs, towel of Bingata

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenirs of Okinawa.

This is a towel of Bingata.
Bingata is one of the traditional dyeing technique to represent Okinawa.
It features a colorful pattern.

My friend who traveled with, gave me this towel in token of her appreciation.
She bought the towel of different colors for herself.

I was very happy to receive this towel from her.
This is a memento of my trip

I want to go to Okinawa again....

Okinawa trip : souvenirs, Chinsuko

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenirs which I bought in Okinawa.

This is Chinsuko.
Chinsuko is a famous confection of Okinawa and it is a kind of cookies.

I introduced about Chinsuko before.
The blog article, please click here →The famous confection of Okinawa, Chinsuko

This is a product of the shop named KuruKuru.

I thought that I have to go the shop when  I want to buy this Chinsuko.

But I discovered it coincidentally, when I ate lunch at the restaurant, Makabe China.

The blog article of  Makabe China, please click here → Okinawa trip : 5

I was too glad not to buy these five bags of Chinsuko.



These Chinsuko are handmade and additive-free.
That 's simple and very delicious !!

I am a fan of this Chinsuko.
I wish I had bought it more.....

Okinawa trip : souvenirs, instant noodles of Okinawa soba

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenirs which I bought in Okinawa.

This is a cup of instant noodles,Okinawa soba.
It is a product of the Okinawa area limited sale.

Okinawa soba is one of the Okinawan food.
We ate Okinawa soba in Okinawa, I bought the cup noodle because I like it.

It is very delicious same as the taste that I ate in Okinawa.

You can enjoy the taste of Okinawa in your house.
It is good for a souvenir.

Okinawa trip : souvenirs, Brown sugar pretzel

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenirs which I bought in Okinawa.

This is Brown sugar pretzel.
This snack is a product of the Okinawa area limited sale.

The pretzel of the brown sugar taste covered with brown sugar powder is very crispy and delicious.
I cannot stop eating it !!

It is welcomed as a souvenir of Okinawa.

Okinawa trip : souvenirs, Sea grape

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenirs which I bought in Okinawa.

This is "Umi-budou".
"Umi-budou" means sea grapes.

"Umi-budou is a famous product of Okinawa.
My family loves it.

We ate sea grapes with vinegar dressing.
The texture was good and interesting !!

It is good with rice or drink sake.

Okinawa trip : 8

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

After eating a hamburger, we returned the rental car.
We had time a little more, so we decided to take a walk through downtown in Naha.

This is the Kokusai-street which is a big shopping street in Naha.

There are many souvenir shops in the street.
The street is bustling with tourists.

These are ornaments of the Shisa.
Shisa is a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often in pairs.
People in Okinawa place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses,for protection from some evils.

The Shisa becomes the mascot representing Okinawa.

The Shisa is drawn on the entrance of the Makishi public market which is a tourist attraction.

My friend bought the ornament of the Shisa for a souvenir.
We enjoyed  shopping of the souvenir.

We arrived at the Naha airport at 17:00 and came back to Fukuoka by airplane of 18:00 PM.
Our total times in Okinawa were only 19 hours, but my friend was happy about this trip.

I want to go to Okinawa again.

Okinawa trip : 7

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

After watching a beautiful ocean view, we stopped by a hamburger shop.

This is the hamburger shop, "Jef".
Jef is the hamburger chain store which only Okinawa has.

Jef has a system such as the drive-though.

We can order the menu from the parking lot.
The staff brings ordered foods to a car, we pay the price to the staff.
It is convenient that we don't need to get off a car.

This is the hamburger which I ordered.
It  is "Nuyaru burger"
This is an original hamburger by Jef.

This is a hamburger with pork luncheon meat and cheddar cheese and the omelette, the omelet with bitter gourds inside..

The omelet matched cheddar cheese well, the hamburger was delicious!!
I love Okinawa foods.


After that, we finished driving and returned the rental car.
However, we decided to take a walk through downtown because we had time a little more.


To be continued...

Okinawa trip : 6

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

After eating lunch,we went to the beach to watch a beautiful ocean view.

This is "Churasun-beach".
This beach is located near Naha Airport.

That's why, many planes were flying above the beach.

The noise was terrible, but the ocean was beautiful there.

The transparent sea was very beautiful.
We stood looking at the beautiful ocean view.

It was the first time for my friend to look at such a beautiful beach, so she was impressed very much.
I was healed, too.

To be continued...

Okinawa trip : 5

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

After dropping by the cafe, we went to a restaurant to eat lunch.

This is the restaurant,"Makabe China".

The private house was renovated to the restaurant.
The house was built with traditional design of Okinawa.

The house has a good effect.
I loved it.

The restaurant has a Japanese-style drawing room.
It was very comfortable.

I ordered a soba set menu.
It was the set meal which Okinawa soba,mixed rice and side dishes.

All of those were delicious.
I was satisfied very much with that food !!

To be continued...

Okinawa trip : 4

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

After visiting Shuri Castle,we went to a drive to south of Okinawa.
We dropped by a cafe.

The cafe was "Umibe no chaya".
It means a seaside teahouse.

This is the seaside teahouse.
It is adjacent to a coast.

We could overlook a coast from the seats of the windows.

Unfortunately, in ebb, we could not look at a beautiful ocean view.
The sea breeze felt nice.

We made a toast with tropical juice.

Though we were disappointed the ebb, we were healed by the atmosphere of the cafe.

To be continued... 

Okinawa trip : 3

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

The second day of the trip,that was good weather.
We borrowed a rental car and went for a drive.

At first we went to Shuri Castle in the morning.

This is "Shureimon".
It is a main gate of Shuri Castle.
We went to Shuri Castle passing through this gate.

This is a main shrine of Shuri Castle.
It was the palace of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.

It is unlike the traditional castle of Japan.
Shuri Castle was strongly influenced by Chinese culture,because trade with China was prosperous in the Ryukyu dynasty.

This is an Emperor's chair.
The decoration was very beautiful.

The atmosphere of Shuri Castle was such as the foreign country,that was very wonderful.
We were impressed by Shuri Castle.

To be continued...

Okinawa trip : 2

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

We arrived at Okinawa and went to a restaurant to eat local Okinawan food.

This was an Okinawa restaurant, "Mikado".
This restaurant was open for 24 hours.
It was very convenience for tourists.

I ordered "Goya chanpuru" of the Okinawan food.

This was "Goya chanpuru".
There were rice and miso soup,the price was just 650 yen.
It was so cheap !!

"Goya chanpuru" was one of the Okinawan food,the fried bitter gourds.
It was fried bitter gourds with tofu and spam.
I felt some bitterness, but it was very delicious.

This was "Okinawa soba" which my friend ordered.
It was also one of the Okinawan food, a filling bowl of thick wheat noodles, pork chunks and stir-fried vegetables in a thick stew.
It was so good.

We were satisfied very much and came back to the hotel.

To be continued...

Okinawa trip : 1

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a trip to Okinawa for 2 days and 1 night with my friend,last month.
It was a short trip, but that was a very fulfilling trip.

Okinawa prefecture is located in the southwestern part of Japan.
It is in a subtropical region, and popular resort area.
We went from our hometown Fukuoka to Okinawa by airplane.

The airline which we used this time was Peach Aviation.
Peach Aviation is a low-cost airline based in Japan.
It is a reputable business that airline tickets are very cheap.
It usually costs one way 15, 000 yen - 20, 000 yen, in the case of Peach Aviation, it is one way 4, 500 yen.

The seats were very small and tight.
It was so uncomfortable.

We went to Okinawa after work on Friday night.
We arrived at Okinawa at 11:00 p.m..

We went to a restaurant to eat local Okinawan food.

To be continued...