Flaming Garlic Rice

Sam's Anchor Inn

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February 20th 2010
Sam's Anchor Inn To celebrate James' return to Okinawa after a long business trip, we went out to Sam's Anchor Inn in Ginowan. It's website claims it is the "first and still largest Teppanyaki steak house in Okinawa and Japan's most famous Teppanyaki restaurant." All I know is the food is goooooood. Everything inside is themed as a Navy ship so there were portholes on the wall, wo ... read more

Asia » Japan » Okinawa

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more