...the American village
- It was amazing! - It felt great, right?
- Whale-Shark. - A Whale Shark?
It's very beautiful.
Lovely. Like clear beach and all.
HAISAI! This is Cathy Cat - This is Haruna from Okinawa
Let's enjoy Okinawa.
Where have you come from?
From Saitama.
Are you having fun?
YEAH!
How are you enjoying Okinawa?
Gosh it's hot.
What made you come from Saitama all the way to Okinawa?
We are all college students. We talked about going on a journey together.
It's a bit expensive but we decided to come down all the way.
Now that you are here, how are you enjoying Okinawa?
The ocean!
The ocean is amazing.
Hello, where are you from?
Kanagawa prefecture in Japan.
How long are you here for?
3 nights and 4 days.
What made you decide to come to Okinawa?
Because it's summer. Summer is Okinawa.
- Just you two? - Yes.
Hey you are great friends then.
What made you decide to come to Okinawa?
We always wanted to come and we finally made it possible.
Is it your first time? - Yes
I came here as a child but this is the first time since I am an adult.
Why did you come to Okinawa?
Their grandmother lives here.
_ You come here a lot? - That's right.
- She is turning 100 years old. - What? Really? Wow!
That's a reason to celebrate.
So you come here a lot with your parents?
They do.
Which places do you want to visit?
The blue cave.
- Will you snorkel too? - Yes.
Where in Okinawa did you go to?
International Street.
The ocean and...
the American village.
We are gonna go SKY DIVING now.
No, she meant we are going SNORKELING.
Oh yes snorkeling, that's right.
- You are going to snorkel in Okinawa? - Yes, after this.
Nice, what places did you enjoy here in Okinawa?
Scuba diving is amazing here.
We went to Cape Maeda in Okinawa.
It was astounding.
You were both Scuba Diving? - Yes.
Weren't you scared? - Oh I totally was.
And when you tried it? - It was amazing.
It felt great, right?!
I can recommend you to go visit Miyajima island. It's really fun.
How would I get there?
You take the ferry for 15 minutes from Naha.
It's an island that is almost completely made out of Corals.
It's very beautiful.
You can swim together with the fish.
That sounds amazing! I really wanna try that!
Churaumi Aquarium is great.
?
My recommendation would be to get tanned here.
Shall I tan too?
The sun is very strong so you are bound to.
Show them your arms.
Wow I can see you tanned a lot!
As girl from Okinawa, what do you usually do in your free time?
Well our free time, Okinawa people...
really enjoy drinking alcohol.
Our awamori alcohol is really famous.
So we have drinks and have a walk.
In summer we do a lot in connection with the ocean.
In summer we go to the beach and have BBQ and such.
Okinawa is also famous for its Marine Sports.
Like Banana boats!
Banana boats? That sounds like so much fun!
We do things like that.
Ok where are you from?
I am from Taiwan.
I'm from Indonesia.
What brings you both to Okinawa?
We're Exchange students.
Language school or University?
Ryu-kyu University.
Why did you decide to come as an exchange to Okinawa?
I heard about Okinawa in Indonesia. It's a beautiful city
It's more beautiful than Tokyo, maybe. Maybe.
I like the ocean here. I like Marine sports so I chose here.
How much is it to come from Taiwan?
A ticket go and back is like only 6,000Yen.
It's really cheap and just one hour.
6,000 Yen?!
Sometimes it's cheaper.
It's really cheap.
Within 10,000 yen go and return?!
It's cheaper than going to Tokyo or so.
A lot of Taiwanese come here to travel here.
Then we rent a car and it's easy to travel.
Wow that's cheap! - I didn't know that either.
I hope more people from Taiwan can come and visit!
Where are you from? - Canada. -Toronto.
What brings you to Okinawa?
We're on our Honeymoon.
Congratulation!
We are going all around. We were in Taiwan...
And later we're going to mainland Japan.
We thought here it's beautiful and like a paradise.
So we thought we try Okinawa.
So you came from Taiwan?
We were in Taiwan first, we are going to Shanghai after.
And then we are going to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, all of those.
Why did you pick Okinawa as one of your stops?
We just thought the beaches look beautiful. The islands...
today we can't go to the island but ususally the island looks beautiful.
So we thought we try it out.
Have you heard about Okinawa before when you were in Toronto?
Yeah specially back in the history and the world war two and that as well.
So you got curious?
Yeah we thought and check it out. Why not.
How much is your trip? Just taking out the bit of Okinawa.
How much are you spending on your time in Okinawa?
4 Days.
And how much money will that come up to`?
In Dollars, spending vise about $500?
About $500 Dollars.
Canadian Dollars.
Where are you from? - I am from China.
Which city? - We are from Changsha. Hunan province
We're exchange students in Meio University.
Exchange students!
What do you like about Okinawa?
The sea. - Do you go swimming a lot?
I can't swim!
I like the sky and the street in Okinawa best.
The street here is so clean compared to those in China.
And the sky is so blue. This kind of sky is very rare in China.
And the people here are very polite. - Yes they are!
I like the culture here.
Where are you from? - We're from Hong Kong.
Awesome! What brings you to Okinawa?
We come to Okinawa with our families.
To enjoy the sea. The blue sea and the beach.
And the food!
Where did you come from? - From Tokyo.
- And you are actually from...? - I am Korean.
I am from China.
Is it your first time in Okinawa? - Yes!
This is my first time.
I have come before to Mijakejima.
I heard the Kokusai International street is famous. So I came to it this time.
Are there any places you wanna go or that you can recommend?
The Aquarium. Okinawa Chira Aquarium?
Chiraumi Aquarium!
It was beautiful, it was like the biggest tank we have ever seen.
It was really nice so I would recommend that.
We went to the aquarium. It's very big.
Fish and ... is it a shark?
Whale shark. - A whale shark?
We went to the beach. It was very beautiful.
Which place was good so far?
Manzam was very beautiful.
It's close to the beach and made of stones.
I am not sure if its because the waves or so, but from the side
it looks like an elephant.
We can really recommend you that place.
I found some Ask Japanese viewers! Where are you from?
I am from New Zealand. - I am from South Africa.
Any places I should check out here in Naha?
Shurijo castle!
The main castle here, Shurijo is amazing.
It was kind of destroyed in World War Two.
But they've rebuilt it.
It's absolutely beautiful and you get to see...
The Chinese history that was a big part of the RyuKyu Kingdom.
Because they were the biggest trade partners in the past.
We have been here for just about 3 days.
We will go on to the islands.
The islands are very beautiful.
Which island? - Kouri island.
How is it there? - It's very beautiful.
Oh lovely! Like clear beach and all`?
That's everything. Thank you so much!
So what is Okinawa really like? We asked Okinawans, Japanese people
and we asked people who came to Okinawa and got quite a
couple of opinions. This is actually just one video out of a special series we are
doing on Okinawa. We asked you guys
what we should film and what we should ask people
and what we should do in Okinawa. Be sure to check out the Okinawa playlist
So we can take you on a tropical holiday to the South o f Japan.
It was a beautiful region, I was absolutely amazed
To be honest I bought so many souvenirs for myself
What we also feature in the other videos is
Must-try foods, some are really good. And also
Must-get gifts that you can then take home if you come on a tropical holiday.
And just share a little bit about Okinawa to maybe inspire you to come
visit Okinawa when you come to Japan.
I hope you enjoyed this. Don't forget to click the Okinawa playlist and...
I catch you soon for another video on Ask Japanese.