Okinawa, Japan 4: Hiking Route 58
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Visit StrayCompass.com for more great travel adventures about Okinawa and beyond. James Knott takes a long hike along Route 58 through northern okinawa. He needs to reach Hentona before night creeps in. You should see the size of the centipede he finds along the road.



my favorite part of the Island. I used to go Yona Bay at night and make driftwood sculptures with my lady friend.
Love your videos! I’ll be going back to Okinawa later this year. Maybe I can then post a video response. Keep up the good work!
“hotel for less then 60 $”!…
I would have liked to show more people and interactions with people, but since I was filming it myself and there was a bit of a language barrrier it was difficult.
I wouldn’t have minded if you showed talking to more people, but I still enjoy the scenery and your passion for the island.
These are great! I’m watching them all in order. I feel so inspired watching your solitary journey.
Thanks for watching. You might like Episode number 6 – Family in Nakijin and also the one about Heiwa-Dori which is about shops downtown.
I just stumbled upon your videos and this is my third one watching. Of course, I am not going in order but I would love to see more of the people of Okinawa and the way they live – day to day. I would also love to see the shop owners and how they run their business and what a visitor might expect to see on a regular day. It’s been over 25 years since I’ve been to Okinawa and I miss it so very much. Thank you.
Thank you for all of your videos
I spent 6 years total out of a 21 year carreer on Okinawa. I REALLY miss it there. Great surfing up north…As good as Hawaii. Fun climbing. Incredible fishing. I lived in Nago and Aha Village. Have fun there!
Scott “Doc” Goodland
Thanks for posting these! This looks like a great place to visit.
I LOVE Okinawa. I’ve been there twice- stayed for a total of 3 months. My fiance was stationed there for 2 years and we loved exploring the island together. Also took a trip up to mainland Japan during cherry blossom season. It was beautiful. I’d give anything to visit Okinawa just one more time!
I have 25 other videos about Okinawa. If you watch all of them it is 70 minutes of footage.
vid too short. i want to see more of okinawa.
thanks.
I’ve been there b4.
Intresting video
It would be hard to compete with the intimate knowledge that you have of the island. Thanks for watching. I would love to go back and make more videos.
I did watch the videos. The pieces are put together very nicely, but it felt like a fy over. I guess because I grew up there. No sweat, good show.
you need to watch the rest of my videos.
you need to tour the war memorials and beaches, you are missing Okinawa.
That’s correct. There was an even cheaper hotel, but I thought this one seemed slightly nicer. Hentona is probably a little cheaper than the rest of the island, but I found a place for $90 on Kokusai-dori.
60 bucks for 1 night per 1 person?
Okinawa ?free from Jap
This video is great and informative.
There are Okinawans in the US.
Should they be forced to leave the US?