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Manzamo(u) cliff 万座毛 – Okinawa, Japan

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My photo says it all I think. Look at that VIEW!!!! Nothing had been photoshop. The water was THAT blue and clean.

Manzamo, OkinawaManzamo, OkinawaManzamo, Okinawa

There were lots of eateries near the cliff. No hunger / thirst worries.

This beautiful cliff did have a dark side. Well know as a beautiful sunset spot, but also as a haunted place. I came across a local who advised against visiting this spot for the sunset.  To be clear, I am no historian, but the tale goes like this…

Okinawan War back in 1945. This beautiful island of 450,000 inhabitants lost 140,000 lives.Manzamo, Okinawa

Okinawans were not treated as valued Japanese. The imperialist of the time used Okinawans as ‘sute-ishi’ (equivalent of a pawn) to delay the attack on the main island for as long as possible. This included child soldiers, kamikazes and all sort of other unthinkable methods. Tragically (for USA & Japan), full on military engagement took place while all the civilians were on the island. To make the matter worse, Okinawan civilians were educated that suicide and parricide were both superior options than being captured. This cliff was one of the exits… This was one heart wrenching spook story. Accordingly to the locals, because so much blood had been spilled, spirits still lingered to the cliff…

Manzamo, Okinawa

Away from the spook / war story. Check my hair out! Yup, my hair was (sadly still is) naturally curly. By the grace of this gale, this lion mane look was achieved. Traveling solo was not easy. Fellow tourist was hard to come by. There was no chance for a re-take.

How to get here?

Manzamo cliff 万座毛 – Okinawa, Japan

From Naha, by car is 70min

From Naha bus terminal 100min +/-JPY1400 one way Bus 120. Get off at the stop Onna son yakuba-mae.

This is in the same route as ‘Okinawa Ryukyu Village / Ryukyu muraRyukyu traditions relived – Okinawa, Japan‘

 

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  9. Fred Delgado Reply

    わぁ〜！井波由子さんの新しい舞台、マジで楽しみすぎる😍✨ 実はね、彼女の演技ってすごく自然で引き込まれちゃうんだよね〜！それに声も最高で、Voicyでのトーク毎回聞いちゃってる🤣🎧 ところで、昔のドラマをもう一度見たいんだけど、どこで見れるんだろ？NetflixとかHuluにあるのかな？情報あったら教えてほしい〜🙏💕 これからの活躍も全力で応援してるよ！ずっとついていくっ！📣💕 戸次重幸の受賞歴

  10. Nelle Barton Reply

    1. 実はね、稲葉友子さんのVoicy、いつも寝る前に聞いてるんだ。彼女の声がすごく落ち着くから、すぐに夢の世界へ…助かってます！これからも続けてほしいな〜。

    2. えっ、昼のセント酒に稲葉友子さんが出てたなんて知らなかった！あのゆるっとした雰囲気、まさに彼女のキャラにぴったりだと思う。もう一度見返してみようかな。

    3. こんにちは！以前、劇団マンカガミの舞台にちょっとだけ関わっていたんですが、稲葉友子さんがどんな役を演じていたのか気になります。もし過去の役どころとか教えてもらえたら嬉しいです。

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