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The Best of Okinawa

Collected by Erin Bogar, AFAR Local Expert
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If you’re looking for a tropical vacation complete with white-sand beaches and coral reefs, look no further than Okinawa. The Okinawan islands are the southernmost region of Japan. Originally part of the Ryukyu Kingdom, an independent principality in power from the 15th to the 19th century, the islands have maintained a culture unique from the rest of Japan.

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