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Okinawa 沖縄

Site of the largest and ugliest showdown between the Japanese and American militaries in World War II and now a modern, bustling center of industry, agriculture and tourism
Naha 那覇
Naha 那覇 		Manza-mō
Manza-mō		 Okinawa Manza Beach Resort Hotel
Okinawa Manza Beach Resort Hotel		 Beach outside our hotel window
Beach outside our hotel window
Decrepit concrete dock off Motobu-hantō
Decrepit concrete dock off Motobu-hantō		 Sunset off Motobu-hantō
Sunset off Motobu-hantō		 Shīsa outside an old Ryūkyū house
Shīsa outside an old Ryūkyū house		 At the entrance to Nakajin-gusuku
At the entrance to Nakajin-gusuku
Old trail beyond Heiro-jo Gate
Old trail beyond Heiro-jo Gate		 Old walls of Nakajin-gusuku
Old walls of Nakajin-gusuku		 View of the area beyond the castle
View of the area beyond the castle		 Former Shijimajo-kaku section
Former Shijimajo-kaku section
Morning outside our hotel
Morning outside our hotel		 Kise Beach Palace
Kise Beach Palace		 Sand spit off Motobu-hantō
Sand spit off Motobu-hantō		 Islets off Yagaji-jima
Islets off Yagaji-jima
Bridge over to tiny Kouri-jima
Bridge over to tiny Kouri-jima		 Up on the windswept bridge
Up on the windswept bridge		 Rocky islet beside the bridge
Rocky islet beside the bridge		 Beach on Kouri-jima
Beach on Kouri-jima
Okuma Beach
Okuma Beach		 Eastern clouds from Okuma
Eastern clouds from Okuma		 Japanese beetle in my swim trunks (!)
Japanese beetle in my swim trunks (!)		 The road north
The road north
Waves rushing up against the tetrapods
Waves rushing up against the tetrapods		 Tunnel under Kaya-uchi Banta
Tunnel under Kaya-uchi Banta		 Scenic shore off Hedo-misaki
Scenic shore off Hedo-misaki		 Subtropical vegetation over the bay
Subtropical vegetation over the bay
Churning waters off Hedo-misaki
Churning waters off Hedo-misaki		 Memorial at Hedo-misaki
Memorial at Hedo-misaki		 Jagged cliffs at Hedo-misaki
Jagged cliffs at Hedo-misaki		 Waves blast up the cape
Waves blast up the cape
Old houses in Oku village
Old houses in Oku village		 Traditional Ryūkyū house
Traditional Ryūkyū house		 House in Oku
House in Oku		 Shells decorating a concrete fence
Shells decorating a concrete fence
Okinawa Peace Hall at Heiwa Kinen Kōen
Okinawa Peace Hall at Heiwa Kinen Kōen		 Okinawa Peace Hall & Korean memorial
Okinawa Peace Hall & Korean memorial		 Okinawa Peace Hall and clock tower
Okinawa Peace Hall and clock tower		 View across the grounds from Peace Hill
View across the grounds from Peace Hill
Peace Memorial Museum and surrounds
Peace Memorial Museum and surrounds		 Scenery off Heiwa Kinen Kōen
Scenery off Heiwa Kinen Kōen		 Memorial to soldiers from Aomori-ken
Memorial to soldiers from Aomori-ken		 Aichi-ken memorial
Aichi-ken memorial
Tokushima-ken memorial
Tokushima-ken memorial		 Fukushima-ken memorial
Fukushima-ken memorial		 Reimei Memorial
Reimei Memorial		 Amidst the Cornerstone of Peace
Amidst the Cornerstone of Peace
Memorial to American soldiers killed
Memorial to American soldiers killed		 Flame of Peace and memorials
Flame of Peace and memorials		 WWII-era ordance outside the museum
WWII-era ordance outside the museum		 View over the Cornerstone of Peace
View over the Cornerstone of Peace

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Ashley Hockenberry10-Oct-2006 16:26
Excellent gallery
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