My Okinawa "Bucket List"

Traveling the world is awesome, but exploring your own back yard is pretty amazing, too...especially when your backyard is a sub-tropical paradise. My list grows daily. Here are the things I must see and do before I leave this beautiful island.

Okinawa

1. Snorkel/dive with the whale sharks.
2. Whale watching.
3. Zakimi Castle at night.
4. Nago cherry blossoms.
5. Naha cherry blossoms.
6. Bios on the Hill.
7. Naha Tug-o-War.
8. Traditional Okinawa dance show.
9. Drink habu sake.
10. Okinawa World.
11. Maeda flats and snorkel Maeda Point.
12. Dragons Baseball game.
13. Yomitan Pottery Village.
14. Fukushen Gardens
15. Botanical Gardens.
16. Hedo Point.
17. Tadake Falls.
18. Mt. Katsudake.
19. Okinawa Aquarium.
20. Butterfly Park.
21. Christmas lights at the zoo.
22. Itoman lights.
23. Peace Prayer Park.
24. Shuri Castle.
25. New Year Festival at a castle.
26. Higashi Village Azalea Festival.
27. Bull fighting in Ishikawa.
28. Murasaki Mura.
29. Make sushi.
30. Make soba.
31. Camping on the beach.
32. SUP around the island.
33. Watch a sunrise and a sunset on the beach in one day.
34. Photograph a sunrise.
35. Photograph a sunset. 
36. Tulip Fair at Ocean Expo Park.
37. Sunflowers in Kitanakagusuku.
38. Okinawa Santa Run.
39. Yomitan Festival.
40. Okinawa Food Flea.
41. Chinese New Year Bull Fighting Tournament.
42. Orion Beer Fest.
43. Orion Beer Factory.
44. Nago Castle.
45. Visit and abandoned hotel.
46. Kitanakagusuku castle.
47. Nakijin castle ruins.
48. Buddha.
49. Aha Falls and rope swinging.
50. Take a class to learn Japanese.
51. Release baby sea turtles.
52. Aka Island.
53. Henoko Festival.