Okinawa Fascinates Me

     It's been 3 years since I last visited Okinawa and I can clearly remember the things I've done.  In total, I've visited Okinawa four times. During my Okinawa epoch, I have visited several islands that are located in Okinawa; they are Miyako-jima, Ishigaki-jima, Irabu-jima, Kohama-jima and Taketomi-jima.  I would have to say that all of the islands I have visited were beautiful, with clear blue skies, clear blue oceans, sandy beaches, green mountains, clean air, yummy food stalls, colorful sea creatures and the amazing people. When people ask me which island I liked visiting, I answer by saying Taketomi-jima.

Image ONE taken from: http://www.shimanavi.com/spot/data/upfile/39-1.jpg

Image TWO from: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/4026473334_b876b2821c.jpg

     I've only been to Taketomi-jima for a few hours, but I knew from the moment I set foot on the ground, that I would want to live here someday. Taketomi-jima is a very small island, with a population of approximately 350 people (the population of cows double).  The island is very traditional. When I was there 3 years ago, I did not see any traffic lights and people with cellphones, and basically most things people have in the urban cities. There were no buildings higher than two stories and the buildings were all structured the same way. Surfing through the web on houses built in Taketomi-jima, I found out that when building a house, you absolutely have to build a specific type of structured house, using red bricks for the rooftop. Image One is a photo of the traditional houses built all over Taketomi-jima (I would love to live in that one day). Another thing I really liked about Taketomi-jima is that you can go searching for star shaped sands. You may think, 'star-shaped sand?', but I'm 100% sure you can get it if you go there! I'll post an image for those of you who still thinks i'm lying (you can also purchase the star sand in a small jar for about 300yen). I was still in middle school when I visited Taketomi-jima and I appreciate my mom and dad for taking me there . I get really passionate when I talk about Okinawa, but I really love Okinawa. I don't think there is another topic I can really get into talking about.

There are numerous things I haven't told you yet, which I would love to tell you!
Following this first blog on Taketomi-jima, I would like to talk about other beauties of Okinawa I want to share with you.
Thank you for reading!