My All Expense Paid Vacation to Okinawa

USNH Okinawa

Standing at the Quarterdeck at US Naval Hospital Okinawa

So you may ask, where is Okinawa? Well, if you watched a movie called, "Kill Bill" or if you are in the US Marine Corps or a Navy Hospital Corpsman than you would know that already. It is the last little island south of Japan. About 65 miles long. (You can google it) It is geographically in the middle between Tokyo and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. To the west, is the East China Sea (very close to China) and to the east, is the Pacific Ocean.

This island is still amazingly, very Japan'ish. I would've figured that since it was so close to it's neighboring countries, it would have more diversity in it's people. Nope. The buildings all look the same as mainland Japan. The only difference is that there is more space to spread out and there is no train system. Just a monorail in Naha.

A ridiculously modified mini-van

More pictures and posts to continue!