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Shaved ice with ice cream and sweet beans by ilyushin
- 9 December 2008 - 糸満市, Japan
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Urasoe Yōdore: Tomb of King Eiso in Urasoe by ilyushin
- 8 December 2008 - 浦添市, Japan
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Blue Seal Ice cream by ilyushin
Popular ice cream shop in Okinawa. It has lots of local flavors, such as bitter melon, sugar cane, purple sweet potato.
- 10 May 2007 - 北谷町, Japan
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Ugan by ilyushin
Ugan is a sacred place of prayer in Ryukyu language. It is situated by the Chibana Castle site.
- 10 May 2007 - 沖縄市, Japan
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Iha Castle by ilyushin
The castle has been registered as Important Cultural Property by Okinawa Prefecture in 1981.
- 10 May 2007 - 中頭郡, Japan
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Entrance to Iha Castle by ilyushin
Small castle in Uruma City. Unfortunately the castle is not in good condition.
- 10 May 2007 - 中頭郡, Japan
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Agena Bullring by ilyushin
Agena is one of the places in Okinawa where bullfighting is very popular. This ring is capable of accommodating up to 10,000 spectators.
- 10 May 2007 - うるま市, Japan
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Agena Castle by ilyushin
The castle has been registered as Important Cultural Property by the government in 1972.
- 10 May 2007 - うるま市, Japan
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Agena Castle by ilyushin
Agena Castle is situated in Agena, Uruma City. Reportedly, built in 14th century by the ruler Ōkawa.
- 10 May 2007 - うるま市, Japan
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Kokusai Street by ilyushin
Naha's main street is empty after holidays.
- 9 May 2007 - 垣花町, Japan
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Sea snake soup by ilyushin
Soup stock is made from smoked sea snake, black-banded sea krait or locally irabū. Irabū is a sacred creature and highly valued.
- 9 May 2007 - 垣花町, Japan
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Okinawa soba by ilyushin
Soba is buckwheat noodles in mainland Japan, but in Okinawa soba (or suba in Ryuku language) is made from wheat flour. Beside soba is jūshī (cooked rice with vegitables and seasoning).
- 9 May 2007 - 垣花町, Japan
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Dolphin steak by ilyushin
Dolphin (hītu or pitu in Ryukyu language) is not common food nowadays, but you will find some restaurants with dolphin dishes in northern Okinawa. This steak, although meat is sliced thin, is cooked with lots of garlic as the meat itself is bloody.
- 1 April 2007 - 名護市, Japan
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Duck soup by ilyushin
In Okinawa duck is believed to be efficacious on asthma. With some veggies and sea kelp.
- 1 April 2007 - 名護市, Japan
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Kouri Bridge, a view from Kouri Island by ilyushin
Now the bridge is a popular driving spot. Also a small beach welcomes many tourists in summer.
- 1 April 2007 - 今帰仁村, Japan
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Kouri Bridge, a view from Yagaji Island by ilyushin
This 1960m bridge connects Kouri Island with neighboring Yagaji Island. Construction was due to be finished in 2002, but the difficult construction method delayed the opening to 2005.
- 1 April 2007 - 今帰仁村, Japan
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Stone wall from below by ilyushin
Walls are made of Ryukyu limestone, which can be found in Nansei Islands (Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefectures). The highest part of wall measures 8m.
- 1 April 2007 - 今帰仁村, Japan
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Stone wall and the East China Sea by ilyushin
The total lenghth of the limestone wall is 1.5km. Gusukus (castles in Okinawa) were usually built on the hills or the mountains.
- 1 April 2007 - 今帰仁村, Japan
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Main gate Heirō-mon by ilyushin
This main gate of Nakijin Castle was reconstructed in 1962 under the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
- 1 April 2007 - 今帰仁村, Japan
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Nakijin Castle by ilyushin
Located on the Motobu Peninsula, Nakijin Castle site is one of the largest gusuku (castle) sites remaining today. It was registered as a part of World Heritage Sites 'Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu,' in 2000.
- 1 April 2007 - 今帰仁村, Japan
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Rokkakudō in Shikina-En by ilyushin
A hexagonal small building on a pond for welcoming delegations from China. Now welcoming kids.
- 31 March 2007 - 南風原町, Japan
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Main building in Shikina-En by ilyushin
Shikina-En is a garden with a guest-house of Ryukyu Kingdom that has 15 rooms.
- 31 March 2007 - 南風原町, Japan
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Shikina-En Garden by ilyushin
Shikina-En is a part of World Heritage Sites 'Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu,' and was registered in 2000. Most of buildings there were destroyed during WWII.
- 31 March 2007 - 南風原町, Japan
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