Saturday was our last day at Yomitan which was sad because we had the best time. In the late morning we took a taxi from the hostel and went to Zakimi Castle, about ten minutes away. There was a museum on the premises which we browsed around and it contained examples of Okinawan and local history.
All that was left of the castle above ground was a wall that wrapped around a complex the size of maybe two football fields. Since we were up on a hill, from the top of the hill we could see most of Yomitan:
And who did we see at the castle!? IT'S GIGGLY LADY! (refer to two posts back, lawl). Unfortunately this was the last time we saw her the whole trip :(
Once back in Yomitan we wrapped up our time there with a meal at a local mexican place. It was MY FIRST MEXICAN FOOD IN JAPAN. Just to summarize, this week I experienced my first of the following things in Japan: root beer, strip mall, mint ice-cream, and mexican food. It was the best. I know Okinawa is super-Americanized in some places but I don't necessarily thing that's a bad thing when it comes to being able to enjoy awesome foods I love~
Mike ate this ^
I ate this ^
On our way back into Naha via city bus we passed the American base and it is huge and pretty ugly. It's amazing how American everything looks inside the fence. People in Japan rarely have backyards, but everybody in the base had a ton of room to do whatever with behind their houses. One family even had a trampoline.
That night we stayed at Sora House and went to A&W for a second time and for more all-you-can-drink root beer.
Sunday we had A&W again at the airport, just for kicks~
Even though it was pretty chilly/ cloudy weather in Okinawa, it was still warmer than Kyoto and when I got back I was surprised at the temperature drop. IT'S FREEZING HERE. This week its supposed to warm up drastically and by Saturday it'll be 20 degrees C. The cherry blossoms should be blooming soon >:D
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