Bye bye, Japan!

Fun day wandering the streets of Ishigaki, a small island in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan.

The local mascot is a cute-but-stern looking bird. In addition to Shisa-lions, we saw a lot of SPAM and snake products for sale.

The flowering pink Silk Floss trees remind me of textiles I’ve seen here. I was also intrigued by a potted coconut. That’s life in the tropics in a nutshell… literally!

The band poster we saw in an alleyway made me laugh because the band’s name is the Nosewaters… which reminded me of that mural I saw in Kushiro that claimed a restaurant’s food was so spicy it would make your nose water.

After today’s jaunt, we had a face to face immigration. Japan is one of those countries that makes you check in and check out.

This was our last port in Japan. What a fascinating country and culture. We loved our time here and hope to return soon!Read more