The Japan They DON’T Show You! 🇯🇵 OKINAWA (Naha)

The Japan They DON’T Show You! 🇯🇵 OKINAWA (Naha)

[Music] hello everyone once again from a in Okinawa as you can see it’s a bit of a rainy day today it was raining a lot yesterday too we were supposed to do some things but it it’s just pouring it down some storms and today’s our last day so yeah we’re just going for it even in the Rain the forecast does show that it’s going to rain the entire day so in our previous video it was super beautiful we went on a boat tour some Paradise Islands nearby and we’re hoping to do some beach stuff in this video but yeah it’s not going to happen however we are walking to a beach on the coast that has a cool Shrine and we’re obviously not going to be like sunbathing and stuff but I think it’s still going to look nice and then after that we’re going to head to some castle and a palace and then I’ll also be able to go over a bit of the history of the island cuz in the previous video it was just like a Paradise Beach video didn’t really talk much about opening hour itself the other side of paradise yeah the rain so in the last video I also didn’t show this city naha which is the main city of Okinawa this is where we arrived at the airport Airport’s only about a 10minute driveway so pretty close [Music] yes so right down the name of this park not actually sure if we’re going the the right way wonder what that says got some other kind of statue over here looks like a ill or or dead child they did have the okin hour War here in the world war so I think there are places where you’ll be seeing like statues related to that don’t know if that was one though this place is almost jungle looking right in the middle of the [Music] city yeah so it’s a pretty unusual beach with like the big highway road right in front of it but if you look at pictures of this place on a nice sunny day like the water is absolutely absolutely beautiful I think the shrine is on top of this Cliff we’ll see if we can go to it bit ugly with that big construction right yeah not the most beautiful beach I’ve ever seen because of that because the water looks really good but I guess they had to do it to build a like a big road I don’t know yeah so on this island that we’re on I think the best beaches are further up North so I think there it’s more of a natural setting but this is still a beach to go to if you’re near naha [Music] yeah so it was just on top of that Cliff looks like a nice little Shrine namino way Shrine don’t know if I’m saying that correctly always see this at pretty much every single one more dragons I always saw dragons were like a Chinese thing we see dragons everywhere wear in Japan too it’s really beautiful though these two in the traditional clothing I really like how the the Japanese still use the traditional clothing in a lot of other places it’s a cool statue so there’s actually a few little beaches that’s the first one I went to the shrine looks like there’s a big Beach area here all the way around here it’s pretty cool though this looks just like southeast Asia I think this is like the Limestone rock that you see in Southeast Asia didn’t know they had that around here it’s definitely a lot bigger this beach no way it’s actually a on the sand isn’t it yeah the highway road yeah that shows you how safe Japan is in the majority of the places that we go people just leave their stuff lying around could never do that in uh in a lot of countries we see people leaving their bikes around as well unlocked we’ve seen that in Tokyo I guess people just don’t steal around here really nice to see [Music] n [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so we ended up getting into a taxi they have an app here that’s like uber called DD and how much was it 2,100 yes I think it’s took around 25 minutes to get here yep and we come to shy Castle which I think is like the number one attraction on this island is a bit more busier here it’s a Sunday today so already from the entrance you can see just how impressive the castle looks didn’t realize the the walls would be like that W it goes way back as well all the way there in the distance so really a huge castle this gives you an idea of how big the complex is so we just went through that gate we’re here right now but there’s all of this there’s the palace there’s also some grounds outside the the palace too K Kon and that’s the name of this entrance here originally built in the 1500s burned down during the battle of Okinawa 1945 so when you’re walking around like naha and Okinawa you’ll see this kind of statue in front of a lot of the houses the lion dog so they believe that is like a an island protector protector of the island hello looks awesome doesn’t it yeah it’s like really cool with the the fort walls I wasn’t expecting it to be all big as well it’s really impressive yeah also looks beautiful with these like subtropical plants yeah kind of different we’re kind of high up as well I think we get even better views later on a lot of Tours here now got another one of those cool lion dog statues [Music] so we just got our tickets from the office right there it’s 400 per person and now we’re going to enter the actual complex also got this leaflet says that it was constructed around the 14th century it is a distinctively Ruan Castle showing both Chinese and Japanese influences so this is one of the Dragon columns that with stod the fire wasn’t damaged look at this beautiful little doorway with the tree in the middle don’t know what’s inside there a tree so unfortunately there was a big fire in 2019 and it destroyed the main Palace which would have looked like that but I think they are reconstructing it so in the future it’ll be back so I didn’t actually know the main Palace was destroyed and till this morning when we looked at some recent reviews but at least the grounds are super impressive either way know why was like the restoration efforts yeah really impressive yeah I guess that’s the roof back there mhm I think so looks like it’s going to take a while still showing the kind of tiles a lot of work that’s pretty cool showing the different layers completely different type of rock beneath actually looks like Coral so maybe it’s coral and then the outer layer like Stone perfectly cut [Music] [Music] man so it’s raining pretty heavy now I think we’re at the highest point of the castle wall can see the other side of the city now before we were just looking over on that side man I wish the palace was still here imagine that red Palace there in the middle check that out cool that Islands so that land in the distance is a different Island I thought it was part of here is it yeaha Island so this island of Okinawa and the islands surrounding it have not always been a part of Japan it was part of the ryuku Kingdom if I’m pronouncing that correctly which was from 1429 until 1879 a completely separate country from Japan and the people here are called the ryuku they have their own language their own like culture clothing food but they have been part of Japan since 1879 so now I think they have more Sim similarities with Japan so I’m not actually sure if amongst themselves they speak Japanese or if they speak their local language still and during the ryuku kingdom they would trade with China and apparently there was a time during the 1600s that Japan actually invaded Ed here during the Tokugawa period the famous Edo period but they still let the kingdom be independent cuz at that time Japan and China wouldn’t trade with each other so I think they kind of used the ryuku kingdom to trade between them [Music] [Music] I want to come back when the restoration is finished to see I think it will be even more impressive yeah and when the and when the weather is nice when the weather’s nice and when it’s restored so I guess that’s why the leaflet said the ryuan architecture style is a bit of a mixture of Japanese and Chinese since they would trade with both of the countries yeah this would have been the ancient bath house I don’t know if they would have bathed in the warm water like in the onson but yeah they would have bathed there in something so there are other castles like this on the island I don’t think they’ll be as impressive as this one but this was the Royal Palace so this is where the Kings and the Queens lived at this Castle the most important one during that Kingdom [Music] [Music] wow look at this more more jungle like scenery yeah definitely love what we’ve seen in Okinawa overall even though it hasn’t been that much Odo building for worship in the Buddha was built in the middle of lake enkan in 1502 so that’s this one here really beautiful setting with the Fortified walls in the background says that it kept a Korean edition of Buddhist scripture hos satsu zoko which was a gift from the Korean King in the late 15th century [Music] [Music] so we’ve now come to T MIM which is right next to the castle just like a 6 or 7 minute walk and this was built in 1501 and it was for the royalty the burial grounds so this was 300 per person to enter nobody here this one for some reason quite a lot of people at the palace but nobody here so I read online that 17 of the kings are buried here including the last king and also um his son he was his son was buried here in like 1920s I think the last person to be buried here so this place is a lot smaller than the castle though I think this is just about it you’re not allowed to go in the the tombs there’s three big rooms overall so one here and two there but there is like a exhibition room at the office so that’s included too and the leaflet says that hair was also heavily damaged during the battle of Okinawa with the Americans I also read that 75% of the US Army bases in Japan Okawa I don’t know if it’s just this island or the surrounding Islands too man these trees really are epic though like the ones that we saw when we did the the Island Tour in the last video it’s cool though that there’s still things that you can do on the island even on a rainy bad weather day it’s not just strictly beaches only the exhibition has many old pictures Tam before World War II around 1935 yeah it looks pretty much the same as what we’re seeing now but I think they they reconstructed it yeah they did after the world war it was like this oh was at the tomb door I think so yeah completely flattened on the top also got a portrait of one of the Kings King Shin yeah so this was after the restoration 1975 pretty much how it is now and it was like that yeah it really was destroyed completely overgrown too and it has the the tombs inside since you’re not allowed to go inside I was actually wondering how it is all is this how they look yeah it’s beautiful yeah it looks like a a Buddhist monk that’s the first King show show in so I’m guessing that must be from the 1400s this one’s kind of different for the the queen probably the queen of King sh [Music] [Music] [Music] so we’re making our way to the city center now which is supposed to have a popular shopping street also a market the bars and restaurants and it’s only around like a 20 minute 25 minute walk from where we’re staying so yeah pretty close really enjoyed our location since it’s near the port where we did the boat tour and the weather at night in Okinawa is also amazing I think it’s around 20 22° C so yeah just the perfect temperature that’s like room temperature I think it’s kind of like this all year round so up here you have the I guess train track I don’t know what you call it like some sort of [ __ ] it just went by it was like super quiet though yeah there it is oh just a little sound looks pretty cool and from what we heard the public transportation here is not as uh efficient as it is in Tokyo but also there’s not so many people here as in in Tokyo so maybe that’s why but we noticed that the taxis are cheaper here so that’s good not uh not very expensive like uh we found it in Tokyo yeah and even our accommodation was way way cheaper I think that’s also cuz you don’t have the cherry blossoms here right now in this month there is a cherry blossom season for Oak hour but it’s a lot earlier in the year so yeah we not getting the cherry blossom prices like all the other places we’ve been going so this is the main shopping street it’s called kusai Dori once again it’s going to be one of those places that when it’s pitch black it looks cool cuz of the lights already does look cool right now and I think we’re going to cut through there to the market so I’m not sure if this walkway already counts as the market it’s called makishi Market but they’re already selling loads of different things here food yeah I’m definitely enjoying that it’s not so crowded though like places like Tokyo are starting to get a bit overwhelming the people dodging all the time so that wasn’t the public market it’s here now makishi public market oh look at the size of these guys I think that’s still alive these guys are definitely still alive me and Carol are actually allergic to shellfish so this is just one big allergy for us wow look at the size of that bigger than my hand look at this puffer fish dude also massive multicolored all sorts of different color Irish Pub Guinness I wouldn’t mind having a Guinness actually that’s a cool one similar to the kind of bar that you see in Tokyo the isayas yeah these Alleyways are super cool kind of indoor this one now was outdoor before Japanese bars are the best I think it’s the best bars I’ve ever seen on all our travels nice cozy bar so we chose this place pretty mellow I like the style though so me and my dad got an Oka beer it’s brewed in okwa Orion 350 350 I think that’s the cheapest we’ve gotten in a a Japanese bar and these guys got wine one red one white good wine it’s okay better than the ones we had before it in Japan yeah yeah I think that was 500 fing hour beer that’s good beer nice taste so we just order some beef liver and then it turns out that it’s raw it’s not cooked with uh Sesame on the top so I’ve never had raw liver before well strong it’s nice though is it yeah I really like it very interesting tastes better than I was expecting [Music] so we’re heading to another place now where we’re going to get some more food and drinks it’s not far it’s just like a 7 minute walkway we’re back on that cockus Dory street so I think it’s just down here it’s called kosai food Village I think yeah I think this is the place that we were looking for Oka so we chose this place this time this one is kind of outdoor menu is in Japanese but all I need is the picture looks like the beer 500 this time oh 00 so judging by the taste of it it doesn’t seem like it’s the Orion one seems to taste a bit different I think it is though I think it’s all it is or it says it tastes different though doesn’t it yeah weird yeah I thought that too what’s that I think it looks like that Filipino thing they used to drink K calaman camans but what else just some alcohol no no it’s not alcohol oh it’s not alcoholic oh it’s there it is it’s very like I can’t tell the difference which SP go go drink in a bunch of those without knowing it’s full of alcohol see what happens so Carol got this tempura what is it like a sea seaweed tempura yeah seawe tempura it was not easy to find the not non meat options here but this one is quite good I like it yeah I got a bit I really like the taste of it and before I ate some s shimi meat Sashimi once again it was goat and really tasty I’ve never had meat Sashimi before I usually get fish Sashimi so even meat Sashimi is good just the portions are not very big that’s all but yeah this is delicious too [Music] we’re on our way back to the apartment now and this is going to be it from OK hour definitely loved it here the mix of Japan with a tropical island setting and we’re going to be heading back to the main island we don’t even know the name of the main island yet I need I need to actually check out what the main island is called where Tokyo is and we’re going to be doing the other famous sites like Osaka kioto Nar maybe some other place so that’s what’s coming up if you like this video just drop a like as usual subscribe see you more videos like this follow us on Instagram and we’ll see you in the next video [Music] oh

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In this video we explore Naha on the island of Okinawa In Japan

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