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

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

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: 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.

Description: Boats wait to shuttle visitors to and from Potipot Island in Zambales, Philippines.

Description: On a balcony looking down over a parking lot towards Bar Mustang and Tako Tako King. Compact cars parked neatly, and waiting patiently within their numbered spaces. The sun peeks through tall buildings, steadily rising over the prefecture.

Description: Cape Maeda