1.9 / Kokusai dori

Naha main street, more than two kilometers long, in Okinawa capital.
Events plus ...

 

The most atmosphere area with shops full of shisas -Okinawa dragon-, glass items, lacquerware...

... Clothes with traditional style such as in Mango –Oki- , all kind of souvenirs plus... "awamori" the Okinawan sake enriched by habu venomous snake –to me taste as whisky but nowadays I am very focused on wine and beer only-.

                                                                     KOKUSAI DORI , the clip

There is also the local market in Heiwa dori arcade.
And some deli as ice cream made with fine sea salt or おいしい “castella” at Fukugita.
Plus some shop icons I choose to have a picture with.

NEXT : Naminoue

1.7 / Kanagusuku tatami isi

Not far from the Shuri jo , the central castle of the RyuKyu Kingdom

Beside the interesting building of the University of Arts.

                                                                               

Some times signs at the locations remind the buildings who stood  in that places, others they still look with traditional style maintaining some times the wells.

Perhaps the best dragons -shisa- collection of the whole city which is full of them

And to many tourists always that we don't hesitate to catch all the instants, all places, some times performing as models, both cameramens and kids. Maybe not the first picture taken from her considering she lives on this área of the city. At least two that day with the same pose.

Xmas motifs were always present sometime profusely.

So anyone -neither me- can´t miss this happy/sad season.

Dragoons and more dragoons.

I relax after the hill at the terrace of the cafe Madama with great view.

NEXT : Kudakajima