Nunumachigama Cave

The lower entrance to the cave

One of the branches of the cave.  

The light from my flashlight refracting off of water droplets on the wall of the cave caused these gold and silver flecks appear.

This is a fire pit found near the entrance of the cave that was used during WWII for cooking. According to a sign outside of the cave, which I may have misread, this cave sheltered about 1,000 people during the war.

Okinawa, Japan

ター滝

Tiny fresh water shrimp hiding on a rock wall in the river. 

Okinawa, Japan 

Yacht Haikyo: クイーンいぜな

While I am not sure how long or why the Queen Izena has come to rest on a beach alongside the 58th, she did make for an interesting adventure. The engine and all instrumentation had all been removed, but the rest of the yacht had been left pretty much intact.

Okinawa, Japan 

Naha City Hall 那覇市役所

Naha, Okinawa

2-Hours to See Izena Island

The view Izena-jima was not the greatest from the ferry because of the yearly dust that blows across Asia from the Gobi Desert in China.

As the ferry docked, inside the ferry's packed hull I snaked the KTM through the cars and trucks to the closed loading door. Due the the ferry schedule, I only had 2 hours to see the island before the ferry left again. The moment the door was barely down, I fired up the bike, caught some air off of the door and ripped onto the island.

The grave of King Sho En. Before he was king Sho En was forced to leave Izena Island and travel to Okinawa Island after he was accused of stealing water during a drought.

 A statue of King Sho En in a park dedicated to him. 

 Northern Coast of Izena Island 

 Northern Coast of Izena Island 

Izena Island had little to no tourism, aside from the few people who'd come out to see King Sho En's grave. The ferry schedule also makes a day trip difficult. In spite of the time crunch, the KTM and I had a great time ripping around the entire island.

Izena-jima, Okinawa

伊是名島 沖縄

Creature(s) of the Night

Okinawa, Japan