Don’t expect to find yakitori at a typical Okinawa restaurant. Or sushi. Japan’s southernmost prefecture has its own unique food culture, the result of both its location and complex history. The ...

This piece is part of This Is Why We Travel, a hyper-specific travel guide from Healthyish and Women Who Travel. The Sunabe seawall on the west side of Okinawa, in Chatan Town, is not architecturally ...

Kujira is an Italian restaurant on Okinawa that does not ask diners to choose between a nice meal and a family-friendly outing. The restaurant, whose name translates to “whale” in Japanese, uses ...

Don’t confuse Okinawan soba with Japanese soba. The blend of noodles, soup, and pork spare ribs embodies the spirit of the Okinawan people and the complex history of their islands. Family Ingredients ...