Okinawa
December 21st 2020 I imagined Okinawa to be a tropical paradise. I was quite shocked while coming in to land to see that much of the island appeared to be urban. Turns out the southern portion of the island is largely one big conurbation. The few patches of green within it are generally air bases. Hence, I was equally shocked to learn that the US military still occupies almost 20% of Okinawa. However, we really enjo
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