JapanOkinawaTomariTomari Gyokō26°13’25” N 127°40’34” E
1. november 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The native peoples of Okinawa are called Ryukyuans. Their mythology includes a creature that looks like a cross between a lion and a dog and is called a Shisa, or Shisa-lion, depending on who youLæs mere
JapanOkinawaTembichōYukino-saki26°13’13” N 127°40’21” E
1. november 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A rugged hill in Naha is home to a Buddhist cemetery. I saw so many butterflies today!
A sweeping view of the city awaits you at the top of the winding path, but I was quite surprised to see severalLæs mere
JapanOkinawaTembichōYukino-saki26°13’13” N 127°40’16” E
1. november 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We dropped by a Confucian temple in Naha. I really love the dragon fountain for washing your hands.
JapanOkinawaTomariTomari Gyokō26°13’21” N 127°40’25” E
1. november 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Naha’s main shopping street featured a lot of items that would get you in trouble with customs when you fly home. We saw jars filled with snakes and purses made from entire frogs, for example.
OnLæs mere
JapanOkinawaIshigaki24°20’18” N 124°9’27” E
2. november 2023, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
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 andLæs mere
TaiwanTaiwanXingzheng VillageXiapitouXinsheng Gongyuan25°4’21” N 121°31’50” E
3. november 2023, Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Taipei is a major metropolis, but tucked in the heart of its skyscrapers is a Chinese Era home built by wealthy traders nearly 200 years ago.
The Lin Tai house blends beauty and function. It’sLæs mere
TaiwanTaipeiJiantan25°4’20” N 121°30’58” E
3. november 2023, Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Confucius is often called, “the Socrates of the East,” for just as the wisdom of Ancient Greece permeates the modern West, the teachings of Confucius are the foundation for people in the East.Læs mere
TaiwanTaipeiJiantan25°4’25” N 121°30’56” E
3. november 2023, Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Baoan Temple is dedicated to Pashen Tati, the god of medicine in Taipei’s local folk religion.
Do you see the window with the five bamboo columns in it? You will always see windows with an oddLæs mere
TaiwanTaipeiShuanglianXiahai Chenghuang Miao25°3’21” N 121°30’36” E
3. november 2023, Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
A teeny little Buddhist temple is squeezed between buildings along Taipei’s oldest street.
Tradition claims that praying here can help you find your true love. I stood back and watched as a youngLæs mere
TaiwanTaipeiShuanglianXiahai Chenghuang Miao25°3’21” N 121°30’36” E
3. november 2023, Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Our guide described Taipei’s oldest street as, “a whole bunch of Chinatowns squished together.”
It certainly was a lively shopping street, with a varied array of goods, everything from driedLæs mere
