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Okinawa World is a theme park that celebrates Okinawan culture. It’s main attraction is the longest Cave in Okinawa – Gyokusendo Cave. Go spelunking with James Knott in another fun video highlighting Okinawan culture and travel.
If you are not getting enough Okinawan culture by simply being in Okinawa then head to Oki now a world where they pack in ten times the Okinawa this tourist theme park is the Cliff Notes version of Okinawan culture and crafts it is built in the southern end of the island around
Its main attraction yoku sendou cave at five kilometers long this cave is the longest cave in Okinawa and the second longest one in Japan metal walkways let you safely explore almost a kilometer of it there are hundreds of thousands of stalactites and stalagmites growing within the cave
Water drips from the ceiling and flows through the caverns you can even find fish living in the darkness after leaving the cave via the escalator there are many other attractions to explore an orchard features hundreds of tropical plants and delicious fruits there is a hobby museum where you can learn about
The island’s famous poisonous snake and you can continue your lessons about the hobby with a demonstration in japanese where two mortal enemies the Habu and the mongoose have a delightful swimming contest in the past these two animals will fight to the death but this practice was stopped because of complaints from
Animal rights activists okey now world is also a great place to watch Okinawan pottery and glass being made craftsmen heat the glass and kilns and blow it in front of you if you like the looks of what they are making they’ll let you buy it in a nearby souvenir shop which
Features hundreds of beautiful pieces there is also a traditional Okinawan village with buildings built in the old style of the island most of the structures are home to small shops where people make traditional Oaktown crafts that visitors can purchase and take with them the park is located in a beautiful
Setting with many traditional plants and authentic touches my favorite is the Goya ice cream mmm bitter melon finally if you’d like to see a show there are several daily performances at an outdoor covered pavilion there’s a nice big space of dancing traditional dancing sanshin music she said dogs are
Fights and crowd interaction it’s a great way to experience many of the islands musical traditions in a short amount of time overall even though Okinawa world is a very touristy destination it is a decent place to go if you want to learn a lot about Okinawan culture in a short amount of
Time we’ve worked our way all the way south on the island and we have only one destination left a piece of art which is one of my favourite destinations don’t forget to check it out and head to my website stray compass comm a travel adventure website don’t forget i’m james
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I'm glad you like the videos. I'll probably upload a few things about Okinawa from time to time, so you should subscribe to my videos and be notified when I post something new. Are your parents from Okinawa?
i lived in okinawa in the mid-80s when my dad was stationed there. it was 7-9 grade for me. i have VERY fond memories and we explored much of the island on a regular basis, so i recognize much of what you show in your videos, but SO much has changed! i had to comment and let you know how HAPPY i am that they stopped the habu/mongoose fights! i remember going to the caves and seeing the fights quite a few times and it always disturbed me.
though habu vs mongoose fights were once a popular happening in okinawa, okinawa world pitted the mongoose against the cobra. also, they never let the mongooses and snakes fight to the death. they simply allowed the mongoose to beat up on the snake for a bit to show how dominate the mongoose was over it's venemous foe. though minute, it is still misinformative. anyways, you have a great series of okinawa documentation. quite enjoyable. i love okinawa…my second home and i miss it greatly
Everytime I go there I get my photo taken with that yellow python. 😀 I wish I could live there, oh well maybe someday. 🙂 Lots of memories also. <3
lol I walked passed everything here after the cave. Too touristy.
Been to Gyokusendo back in 1995 when I was stationed at Camp Kinser as a young Marine. We watched the mongoose fight the cobra, no animals were killed, although I think the cobra's ego was bruised. I think the swimming contest is better than the fight.
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Very good narration