https://www.alojapan.com/1231462/new-study-finds-japans-coffee-cultivation-has-roots-in-okinawa/ New study finds Japan’s coffee cultivation has roots in Okinawa #agriculture #coffee #meiji #OgasawaraIslands #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #RyukyuKingdom #沖縄 A new study has found that the roots of domestic coffee production were near Naha, overturning a common belief that the first coffee cultivation in Japan took place in the Ogasawara Islands south of Tokyo. Mutsuko Kuga, editor-in-chief of the magazine “Shiki no Coffee” (“Coffee for Four Seaso…

https://www.alojapan.com/1228388/on-okinawas-tokashiki-island-lifes-a-beach-one-of-the-best-in-the-world/ On Okinawa’s Tokashiki Island, life’s a beach — one of the best in the world #beaches #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #RyukyuKingdom #TokashikiIsland #tourism #沖縄 Tokashiki Island, Okinawa Pref. – Rounding a corner on the lilting road that leads from the port in Tokashiki to Aharen Beach — Route 186, bisecting the island of Tokashiki, the largest of the Kerama Islands from northeast-to-southwest — my 50-something driver, Koji Yoshida, not…

https://www.alojapan.com/1227901/road-trip-around-okinawa-reveals-rich-history-and-culture-of-island-that-isnt-real-japan/ Road trip around Okinawa reveals rich history and culture of island that ‘isn’t real Japan’ #BattleOfOkinawa #BiseFukugiTreeRoad #BiseVillage #Chanyaa #FormerJapaneseNavyUndergroundHeadquarters #FukugiTrees #Ginoza #HijiWaterfall #Japan #Naha #nanjo #NanjoArtMuseum #Okinawa #OkinawaChuraumiAquarium #OkinawaPrefecturalMuseum #OkinawaTopics #OrionBeer #OrionHappyPark #Parker’sMoodJazzClub #RoadTrip #RyukyuKingdom #SakimaArtMuseum #SefaUtaki #ShuriCastle #TomariIyumachi #沖縄

https://www.alojapan.com/1188672/discovering-the-beauty-of-sub-tropical-okinawa-japan/ Discovering The Beauty Of Sub Tropical Okinawa, Japan #HandsCafe #JapanTravelGuide #KokusaiDoriShoppingStreet #Naha #NahaDestinations #NahaMonorail #NahaOkinawa #NahaTour #NahaTravel #NahaTrip #NahaVacation #OkinawaJapan #OkinawaJapanFood #OkinawaJapanTravel #OkinawaJapanVlog #OkinawaTravel #OkinawaTravelGuide #OkinawaTravelVlog #Omoromachi #robots #RyukyuKingdom #ShurijoCastle #WhatToDoInOkinawaJapan #那覇 Discovering The Beauty Of Sub Tropica…

Aharen Beach was named 13th best beach in the world. But will a tide of camera-toting tourists be able to see the bigger picture? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/23/travel/aharen-beach-okinawa-tourism-japan/ #life #travel #okinawa #beach #ryukyukingdom #tourism #tokashikiisland

Once thought lost forever, portraits of monarchs from the Ryukyu Kingdom have been discovered in the U.S. and sent back to Okinawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/22/japan/history/displaced-artifacts-returned-to-okinawa/ #japan #history #okinawa #wwii #ryukyukingdom #museums #painting #art #portraits #artifacts

The medieval Ryukyu castles on the island of Okinawa, Japan are impressive testimony to the kingdom's power and wealth from the 12th to 16th century CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1399/the-ryukyu-castles-of-okinawa/ #History #AncientJapan #MedievalCastle #RyukyuKingdom

The medieval Ryukyu castles on the island of Okinawa, Japan are impressive testimony to the kingdom's power and wealth from the 12th to 16th century CE. Notable castles include Shuri Castle, the royal residence, and four excellent examples of medieval fortresses built in the Okinawa style: Nakijin, Zakimi, Katsuren, and Nakagusuku. Another star attraction is the religious shrine at Seifa Utaki ...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1399/the-ryukyu-castles-of-okinawa/ #AncientJapan #MedievalCastle #RyukyuKingdom