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Okinawa, Japan - 19th September 2008
By: JaymeC
Today I took a bit of a break from my normally active ways because we stopped by the library. I bet there's lots of books about sports here...
But we read one about Wild Things. I'd like to dance like that!
Hm... I'm going to have to search for some more sports related books. Write more soon!
Sportie
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Posted Sep 19, 2008, 5:28 am
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Okinawa, Japan - 22nd September 2008
By: JaymeC
Today we got to learn a lot more about Okinawa. Though Okinawa used to be an independent nation it has been conquered by many different people. The latest in the early 1900's by Japan. Since then it has remained a Japanese prefecture. Today Jayme said we're taking a very special trip to learn about the island's history, but we have to prepare our meals first.
So we made bento boxes, these are toddler sized ones for her two children.
You can see they stack up to be carried easily.
I also had to do some that were larger for the adults.
Traditionally bentos has rice in them instead of crackers, but Jayme said we were in a bit of a hurry and she didn't have any cooked rice. Darn. But our preparations done, we were able to get on our way..
This very beautiful coast line is found at the edge of the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park.
Okinawa was caught in the middle of World War II's Battle of Okinawa. During the battle Okinawa's large civilian population could not escape. Because of this they suffered many, many casualties. As a remembrance of this battle and the loss suffered, the Peace Memorial Park was put into place. There are many smaller memorials throughout the grounds as well as a cemetary, but you are not to take pictures of Okinawan tombs without the permission of the family. We could take pictures of some of the Memorials though.
The most beautiful and sad part of the park is over this small bridge here.
In here are walls... so many rows of walls! With over 200,000 names inscribed into them of those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa. Most of them were civilians, but there are also military from Japan, the United States, and Great Britain inscribed here. It is a very sad and amazingly beautiful site.
What an amazing place to visit and learn about! After our visit we headed home, but the children had been so well that we decided to stop half way to let them play a bit.
What an exhausting day... time to head home and take a little break!
Write more soon,
Sportie
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Posted Sep 22, 2008, 3:38 am
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Kadena Air Base, Japan - 26th September 2008
By: JaymeC
Today Jayme said we needed to swing by the airbase. There really isn't much to see there, just many homes, businesses, and offices as well as the airport, but there is one neat park. There are many retired planes here from the 1950's onward.
Write more soon,
Sportie
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Posted Sep 26, 2008, 6:29 am
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Okinawa, Japan - 12th October 2008
By: JaymeC
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Posted Oct 11, 2008, 11:16 pm Last edited Oct 11, 2008, 11:16 pm by JaymeC
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