Question about Japan

Hi Everyone! I had a(few) question(s) regarding Japan as the title says. I'm not sure if they will be answerable but I would appreciate any input or information anyway! ^-^ So I was interested in Okinawa, Japan. Does anyone know anything about Okinawa, Japan? What are some travel methods from the airport to a hotel in Okinawa? What should I know about Japan? Thanks for any information. ^-^

Well from what I've heard they have beautiful beaches and aquariums. The beaches sometimes are not for swimming purposes cause of the season I guess. I read that somewhere. So best to check that first. Travel options in Okinawa you got train, taxi and rent-a-car i suppose. here i hope this can help you :) http://en.okinawastory.jp/tourist_information/transportation/ I wanna go there too this summer XD

Okinawa is a relation with a base of U.S. forces, and it's easy for English to be understood, so I think it's good for travel for a foreigner. I think it's better to be careful of a radical activist if one is warned. It's said that the local person is in trouble, too.

I wouldn't go in summer unless you really like unbearable heat and humidity -.- Best time to go is the end of March/beginning of April for the sakura and hanami! It will be a little breezy about then, but totally worth it. If you must go in the summer then unless you like rain I'd go after June/July sort of time. Check online for a more accurate estimate of the rainy season. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are worth a visit, and in Nagasaki you also have Deijima (which has been reconstructed as it was originally) that's a nice little place. In Kobe Mount Rokko is worth going up at night; it has one of the best five nightscapes in the world. Osaka has a giant ferris wheel, and is quite nice for walking around, also one of the biggest castles. Nara is lovely and peaceful, a lot of temples and you can feed the deer, but watch out they nip sometimes. Kyoto, again a lot of temples. It was winter when I went, but I stayed in Yamaguchi near Fuji, beautiful lake, and if you take the bus around you can find a tonne of stuff to do; we found a little kimono museum, where a guy had made a while collection of kimonos called the seasons. Well worth a look! In Tokyo there's a lot to do, I'd highly recommend doing one of the coach tours for a day! There's Sunshine City - basically a big mall with great views at the top, it was my favourite place to go. Harajuku is worth a visit if you're into the Lolita scene, it's where a lot of them go at the weekend. I would invest in a rail pass, which you have to get before you go! http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html My mum got one of these when she came to visit; you can only use it if you don't live there, so it was no good for me at the time.

Thanks actually I was looking into the Japanese Rail pass but I wasn't too sure if they would work in Okinawa or not and I don't want to waste my money. Unfortunately May is actually the only time I can go. ^-^;

Don't call the Okinawans Japanese, some of them get really offended I hear. There are many English speakers there but the military can be a sore subject for some and best to avoid. Japan in general watch what the locals do and follow along without shouting and pointing everywhere. They are famously orderly and polite in public and efforts to learn to do things their way can make you friends.