Food and Dining in Okinawa (and vicinity)

Okinawa has nurtured its own unique food culture since the era of the Ryukyu Dynasty. Pork is an essential feature of Okinawan cuisine – there's even a saying that goes like this: “You can eat every part of the pig...

Okinawa Island has so many foodie areas to get your teeth into. Kokusai Street is one such place, where you can nibble and taste all kinds of interesting foods, while in resort areas such as Onna Village you can enjoy...

Okinawa has cultivated its own food culture since ancient times and is full of restaurants, izakayas, and sweets shops where you can enjoy foods from the tropical sea and fertile land. If you fancy trying Okinawan cuisine with Awamori and...

Great restaurants in Naha are quintessential spots for sampling old Ryukyu cuisine. Drawing on the bounty of the East China Sea and the lush hills of this semi-tropical corner of Japan, it's a type of cooking that's full of freshness,...