Category: Geography

These words—agari, iri, fē, nishi—mean east and west, south and … Continued

My first visit to Okinawa was immediately after the reversion … Continued

Rachel Carson classified the seashore into three types: (1) a … Continued

Mō (毛) means “wild field” in the Okinawan language. It … Continued

I was chatting with a Chinese friend of mine who … Continued

Spring water profitable for humans. A general term for springwater … Continued

An island situated 6 km to the east of the … Continued

Homo sapiens of about 18,000 years ago. The first fossiled … Continued

The New Marine Corps Base Construction Project in Henoko arose … Continued

A multi-purpose forestry road located in the northern part of … Continued

Okinawan wares can be roughly divided into two, Jō-yachi and … Continued

Soil found on the main island – up north from … Continued

A while back, ayu-fish different from those of mainland Japan … Continued

Just as there are uchinānchu humans—in other words, Okinawans—there are … Continued

Rock created by the coral reefs that rose from the … Continued

They say that long ago bandits and highwaymen began to … Continued

Sea grapes’ classical Japanese name is kubiredzuta. In the Miyako … Continued

The Senkaku Islands is a group of islands located north-northwest … Continued

On the day to celebrate the new season1 in the … Continued

It used to be a small village. Heading east across … Continued

Perhaps 筋小—​​small lines— in kanji, sūjigwā means narrow streets or … Continued

A rounded stone, with a size that would fit nicely … Continued

A 40~50 minutes boat ride to the west from the … Continued

Yaebishi, or Yabiji. Shallows where a vast coral reef that … Continued

Yanbaru, as in the name of the bird, yanbarukuina1. It … Continued

At a meadow on top of a sheer cliff, the … Continued