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Description: Paper lanterns guide you through a narrow alleyway in Osaka, Japan.

Description: Blueberry Pancake

Description: A mature banyan tree within the Valley of Gangala in Nanjo, Okinawa, Japan.

Description: Danger Jet Intake

Description: A yellow bicycle staged against a colorfully tagged pole.

Description: A kitten takes a nap at the seawall with the ocean breeze blowing lightly against its fur.

Description: A snorkeler makes their way back towards the main entrance of Tomarigusuku Park, a hidden gem in Okinawa.

Description: A tiny mushroom grows within a flowerpot.

Description: Vines and plants take over an abandoned building that was said to once be haunted.

Description: A different angle on the seaweed farmer and his Kei truck.

Description: This playful piece was found on Kokusai Street in Okinawa, Japan.

Description: Reflection over a river through Dotonburi, Osaka, Japan. Don Quijote in the distance.

Description: Within a forest located on the southern tip of Okinawa, resides many forms of life. Some so small, you wouldn't have known to be without a careful eye.

Description: A-10 Thunderbolt Rotary Cannon

Description: Tall cliffs in the distance pique your interest as a quiet forest welcomes you to explore what lay in front of you.

Description: It seemed like the heart of this city never slept, Dotonburi, where I found this lovely dish. There were several places and vendors in the area that served takoyaki.

Description: 7ton silhouettes rolling through a field beneath the mighty Mount Fuji.

Description: Looking out over Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa, Japan.

Description: Prefecture Beneath a Giant

Description: An unfinished concrete structure sits quietly atop vibrant green grass and against a fluffy blue sky, with an ocean sneakily laying beyond it.

Description: Concrete barriers along the Sunabe seawall help prevent habitat loss by dissipating powerful ocean waves and currents.

Description: A restaurant on highway 58 with a red lotus painted on the side of the building. At this restaurant you choose your meal from a ticket machine. Unfortunately I'm not sure of the actual name of this place. Do you know?

Description: Sign directing you to the Tomb of Amamichu, the creator god of the Ryukyu Islands.

Description: Ever been on a windmill run in rainbow gear? Two fisherman patiently wait for a bite at Araha Beach Observatory just outside Camp Foster, Okinawa, JP.

Description: Waves breaking along the Sunabe seawall in Okinawa, Japan.

Description: On one side there is a bridge leading you over the ocean to another island, on the other is a concrete structure covered in graffiti. To stay in, or to take the bridge?

Description: A narrow street leads your eyes through a neighborhood in Okinawa, Japan. A papaya tree grows in a neighbor's yard, while laundry hangs to dry in another's porch.

Description: You stumble upon concrete steps that lead you away from a forest and out to the ocean. Or do your eyes deceive you?

Description: Graffiti

Description: Straight ahead is a hidden cave. But be careful, the rocks are sharp and the algae makes your footing slippery.

Description: Does Ponyo live here? Maybe. Let's hope that whoever owns that blue inner tube down there is safe!

Description: Age creeps upon the once red boat ramp near the Tomb of Amamichu, the creator god of the Ryukyu Islands.

Description: A bee searches for pollen atop a red flower.

Description: A vendor prepares some mollusks for hungry passersby in Osaka.

Description: A seaweed farmer tends to their crop along the Nakagusuku coast.

Description: Fall colors take over northern Japan in November. A Ferris wheel invites you to visit the outlets in the distance.