Today is my weekly ""Parent-Child Travel" section for Xiaopang Mom, recording the interesting stories of cute kids traveling with their parents, and sharing warm moments with everyone. I hope everyone likes my column~▼
01 Introduction to Okinawa
Japan Okinawa is known as Hawaii, Japan. Because of its beautiful sunshine, beaches and coasts, it has truly become a vacation paradise that attracts the attention of many tourists. As the birthplace of ancient Ryukyu culture, Okinawa has achieved its unique and excellent temperament and charm with its unique culture and beautiful scenery.
As the saying goes, sharing is a magical thing, which increases happiness and reduces sadness. In my opinion, good things should be shared with everyone, so I carefully compiled this Okinawa parade guide and shared with everyone.
02 Travel
There is a small suggestion about transportation (for those who don’t take children and elderly people, please read it if you want to save some money on traveling. The rich can ignore it directly, hahahaha!)
strongly recommends taking elderly and children with friends to charter a car honestly, otherwise you will be crazy then! The 7-seater Toyota Alpha costs about 25,000 yen for 8 hours Right, the drivers are usually old men, the service is enthusiastic and thoughtful, and the driving is slow!
taxis usually start at 500 yen. It takes about 1,200 yen to DFS duty-free shop in the city of Naha, about 2,000 yen to the outlet, and about 1,500 yen to Naha Airport. In addition, Japan's buses and rail transit are also very convenient, remember to do your homework in advance!
03 Stay at
To facilitate the visit of the aquarium, we booked the hotel in Mahaina Hotel. Mahaina Hotel is the closest hotel to the Okinawa Beautiful Aquarium. There is a direct bus to the hotel at the airport. The hotel is in good hygiene and the service is also friendly and attentive. The hotel has two indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a free hot spring and a large bath. It is also only 10 minutes walk to the aquarium. There is a free shuttle transfer. It starts at 9:00 and ends at 18:00, and it runs an hour.
To facilitate shopping and go to the airport later, we left Mahaina Hotel and stayed at Hotel new next to the Naha Prefecture Government. Okinawa, it only takes 5 minutes to walk to the duty-free shop. The hotel has 10 floors in total, the rooms are very small, and it has been a few years, but it is very clean and tidy, with toothbrushes and toothpaste. It is worth mentioning that the barbecue at the first floor of the hotel tastes quite good. The boss is humorous and funny, knows a little English, and there is no big problem when communicating!
Ps: Next to the Haizhong Park, there is another hotel - ANA INTERCONTINENTAL, which is very close to Wanzumao. Wanzumao is a natural lawn, and the sea water under the elephant trunk-shaped cliff is clear and clear. ANA INTERCONTINENTAL is facing a large beach, you can either dive or take a yacht to take a ride. Compared with MAHAINA, ANA INTERCONTINENTAL's scenery is more beautiful, and I highly recommend it!
04 When you go to a place, you must try the local specialty food. Barbecue is a major feature of Okinawa, which means that barbecue and sashimi are essential products for every store. The main sashimi store is available in the brochure "Hi Okinawa Friends" collected by the airport. However, as a standard road idiot, even when I arrived at the place indicated on the picture, I still couldn't find the specific location of the store o(╯□╰)o! So, we casually entered a shop that looked very Japanese-style, ordered a bunch of sashimi, pork belly, etc., and then roasted it happily. But to be honest, the taste is really average! It may also be too much to expect, but in fact, the sashimi and barbecue here are not better than those in China.
Tips: It is recommended that you exchange more Japanese yen in domestic banks, and many places for eating here only charge cash!
05 On the first day of playing
, we couldn't wait to run to the Okinawa Beautiful Aquarium. The Okinawa Beautiful Aquarium is a microcosm of the Okinawa Ocean, very spectacular, especially the "Sea of Black Tide" that runs through the two floors. In the 7,500 cubic meters of sea water, three whale sharks more than 8 meters long swam around above their heads, which were shocking.
, who was originally running and jumping around here, his eyes were instantly attracted, and he looked quietly at the magical world she had never seen before.The leisurely sharks, the colorful little fish... She just lay on the blue curtain shaking the waves, and her thoughts seemed to have already traveled in that mysterious world with the elves in the water.
06 Shopping
There are many medium-sized duty-free shops in the center of Naha, which can basically meet your needs to help your friends buy goods. The key point is that the duty-free shops have Chinese salesmen, Chinese, Malaysian Chinese... Anyway, as long as your Mandarin can be understood by the salesmen, it will be OK. In addition, there is a duty-free pharmacy next to the duty-free shop, and many of the medicines you need can be bought in the pharmacy.
Go to DFS when buying luxury goods. There are international first-tier brands, and the price difference is only 60%-70% off in China! In addition, there is a large duty-free electrical appliance city opposite DFS. Various electrical appliances such as toilet lids, kettles, rice cookers, razors, etc. can be found here.
and a duty-free shop are Naha Outlets, right next to Naha Airport. The types, styles, varieties and other aspects of the products here are similar to those of Shanghai outlets, and many of them are Made in China! o (╯□╰)o But the price is very much to my liking, basically only half that of Shanghai! O(∩_∩)O~~
For mothers who want to buy exquisite children's clothing for their babies, they must not miss out on the outlet. Local brands are relatively cost-effective, basically in half. The baby's brands are mostly on the first floor, such as the Raf, who displays super nicely.
MIKIHOUSE is located at the entrance of the staircase on the second floor. It is quite exquisite and cute, and the price is not cheap. It can be seen at about 30% off. The broken code is very good, and there are very few styles of clothing with gold codes. Next to MIKIHOUSE is PARTY, which is very fancy and playful, and there is also a serious problem of breaking the gold code. However, I have to say that the clothes of Japanese children's clothing brands are very cute and exquisite!
07 Experience
This trip to Okinawa, Japan, has personally experienced the unique Okinawa culture. The significance of the trip is that we have seen different scenery, met different people, and become a better self. There will always be an end and an end of the journey, but the perception and experience will remain in the heart for a long time and will remain fresh forever.
