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		<title>Tropical beaches in Okinawa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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A kind reminder that there is always a sun shining after these bitter cold months. Ok, i know it&#8217;s in Okinawa where it&#8217;s perpetually warm almost but hey, sun, sea and sand always reminds me of summer although the video is not about the beach only but it&#8217;s about the town, Naha.
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		<title>Taketomi Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taketomi Village
The main attraction of Taketomi is the beautifully preserved traditional village of Ryuku. Thanks to the awesome preservation effort, you can see that all the traditional Ryuku homes preserved today; the familiar red tile roofs and stone walls. Some of the houses are minshuku accommodations, so you can actually live in one of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iriomote Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Iriomote (西表島 Iriomote-jima) is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself. It is covered by lush forest with mangroves. This is definitely a heaven for nature seekers. Iriomote is part of the Iriomote National Park and rightfully so too. The flora and fauna found in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishigaki, Yaeyama</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2007-08-02/ishigaki-yaeyama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kabira Bay
Ishigaki is part of the Yaeyama Islands as I has blogged about previously. Do note that I will be writing about the islands within Yaeyama until I am done with them :)
So, Ishigaki (石垣島 -jima Yaeyama: Shikaitu Okinawan: Ishigachi) is an island west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaeyama Islands</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2007-07-31/yaeyama-islands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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One look at Yaeyama Islands and I am instantly transported back to Phuket Islands, Thailand. Both has the same turquoise blue waters and pure fine white sandy beaches. This is the closest you will ever get to a beach paradise and you can find it in Japan on Yaeyama Islands.
Due to the island&#8217;s isolation from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okinawa Island</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2007-07-28/okinawa-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Since the American occupation in Okinawa Island until 1972, United States Armed Forces personnel and Kadena Air Base have remained on Okinawa Island by invitation of the Japanese government as part of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan. This base is on the central part of the island [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Introduction to Okinawa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken, Okinawan: Uchinā) is Japan&#8217;s southernmost prefecture, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū (the southwesternmost of Japan&#8217;s main four islands) to Taiwan. Okinawa&#8217;s capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okinawa, Japan</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2007-02-10/okinawa-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Okinawa Island
Okinawa is made up of several islands and is a popular tourist place for both locals and international visitors. Although it has a bloody history as Okinawa is the place where towards the end of World War Two, Okinawa became the stage of one of the war&#8217;s bloodiest battles, when American troops invaded the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gyokusendo</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2006-07-17/gyokusendo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gyokusendo is a huge limestone cave in the southern part of Okinawa Island. It&#8217;s the second largest in Japan and the largest in Okinawa. Access is through the Okinawa World theme park, which is a very cheesy theme park made up mainly of shops where you can buy Okinawan crafts and foods. Sneakily, you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shuri-jo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A focus for a while on Okinawa, where I spent a few days recently.
Okinawa was originally a separate kingdom from Japan. The Ryuku Kingdom lasted for about 500 years before being invaded and finally dismantled by Japan after the Meiji Restoration. Shuri-jo, or Shuri Castle, was the main castle of the Ryuku royal family, located [...]]]></description>
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