Sep 28, 2017, 12:35 am
Last edit by: beckoa
ATTENDEES
Handle --- Arrival ---- Departure ---- Hotel
Handle --- Arrival ---- Departure ---- Hotel
- beckoa+1 - 3/29 7C 1802 TPE-OKA -- 4/3 JL2084 OKA-ITM -- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Naha
- krazykanuck - 3/28 NH479 HND-OKA -- 4/2 NH464 OKA-HND -- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Naha
- TravelKane - Mar 28 JL3 JFK>NRT * Mar 29 NH 2159 NRT>OKA * DoubleTree by Hilton Naha * Apr 3 CI121 OKA>TPE
- kirkwoodj ---- 3/29 NH475 HND-OKA ---- 4/1 NH460 OKA-HND ---- DoubleTree by Hilton Naha
- restlessinRNO - 3/29 IT230 TPE-OKA -- 4/1 BC552 OKA-NGO -- DoubleTree by Hilton Naha
- nomadic.relief - 3/30 BR112 TPE-OKA -- 4/2 MM925 OKA-TPE -- Almont Hotel
- ellyse - 3/29 HO1331 PVG-OKA — 4/2 HO1332 OKA-PVG — Guesthouse Umikaji
- ellyse+1 - 3/29 MU287 PVG-OKA — 4/2 MU288 OKA-PVG — Guesthouse Umikaji
- Sykes - 3/24 OZ172 ICN-OKA — 4/2 OZ171 OKA-ICN — Hyatt Regency Naha
- oliver2002 -Mar 29 CA831 PEK-OKA - April 1 NH994 OKA HND - Sheraton Sunmarina
- NewbieRunner - 3/28 NH473 HND-OKA - 4/1 NH994 OKA-HND - DoubleTree Shuri Castle 3/28-29 DoubleTree Naha 3/29-4/1
- nme7 - 3/29 GK305 NRT-OKA - 4/1 GK312 OKA-NRT -- DoubleTree by Hilton Naha
- Aeolus - 3/28 JL921 HND-OKA -- 4/1 JTA052 OKA-FUK -- DT by Hilton Naha (28-30), DT Shuri Castle (3/30-4/1)
- Lennart - 3/28 NH471 HND-OKA -- 3/31 NU617 OKA-ISG -- Sheraton Sunmarina
- Lennart+1 - 3/28 NH471 HND-OKA -- 3/31 NU617 OKA-ISG -- Sheraton Sunmarina
- armagebedar - 3/28 JL HND-OKA -- 4/1 JL OKA-HND -- Hyatt Regency Naha
- BigRedBears - 3/28 NH1213 FUK-OKA -- 4/1 NH1200 OKA-FUK -- DT Naha (3/28-3/31), Crowne Plaza Naha (3/32-4/1)
Japan Do #6 - Naha (Okinawa) - March 29-31 2018
Feb 11, 2018, 7:08 pm
#91
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Homeless
Programs: Marriott Titanium / HH Diamond / Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 287
no. you need to clear customs like in the states.
assuming you do arrive at 1440 not in F (F has fast track), you shall be thru customs by 1600. get to the ANA terminal at 1620. you'll be fine.
and still have approx 1 hour slack. domestically in japan you needn't check in more than 30 mins before flight. (20 for domestic)
assuming you do arrive at 1440 not in F (F has fast track), you shall be thru customs by 1600. get to the ANA terminal at 1620. you'll be fine.
and still have approx 1 hour slack. domestically in japan you needn't check in more than 30 mins before flight. (20 for domestic)
Feb 12, 2018, 4:06 am
#92
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
Programs: SQ Gold, AF Platinum, AA Platinum (sadly, expiring soon), QR Silver, EK, MU, HU, PR, HO, OZ, KE
Posts: 685
Oops sorry, I’ve been having CouchSurfing guests and also away for a few days to Hong Kong and then a crazy trip around China (took all 3 major airlines in one day and also went to the Boeing factory in Beijing), so I haven’t been catching up here. I was thinking of making the list look a bit more polished before posting it, but I guess I’ll just post it as it is.
To-eat list:
Taco rice タコライス (taco ingredients on top of rice)
Okinawa soba 沖縄そば , soki soba ソーキそば (local Okinawa noodles usually topped with pork)
Goya chanpuru ゴーヤーチャンプルー (bitter gourd stir fried with ingredients, usually egg and shimatofu)
Umibudo 海ぶどう (sea grapes)
Rafute ラフティー (pork belly stewed in soy sauce and brown sugar)
Mimiga ミミガー (pig ear), chiraga チラガー (pig face)
Chinsuko ちんすこう or 金楚糕 (salt shortbread cookies)
Sata andagi サーターアンダギー (Okinawa donuts)
Beni-imo taruto 紅芋タルト (sweet potato tart)
Buku-buku tea ぶくぶく茶 (tea with bubble foam)
Ishigaki beef 石垣牛
Agu pork アグー豚
Gurukun グルクン (fried local fish)
Mozuku seaweed もずく
Shimatofu 島豆腐
Jushi ジューシー (Okinawa fried rice)
Sukugarasu スクガラス (small pickled fish usually pressed onto tofu)
Hirayachi ヒラヤーチー (thin savoury pancake similar to okonomiyaki)
Yagi sashimi 山羊刺身 (goat sashimi)
Blue Seal Okinawa ice cream (I only listed the flavours I wanted to try): passion fruit sorbet, Ryukyu royal milk tea, Blue Wave (soda sherbet+pineapple ice cream), shiiquasa sherbet, ube, Beni-imo, sugarcane, Okinawa salt cookies, Okinawa Ta-imo cheesecake
I’ll start a new post for the restaurant list, apologies in advance the formatting is terrible and I don’t know how to make it better on FlyerTalk - it looks fine on my iPad!
To-eat list:
Taco rice タコライス (taco ingredients on top of rice)
Okinawa soba 沖縄そば , soki soba ソーキそば (local Okinawa noodles usually topped with pork)
Goya chanpuru ゴーヤーチャンプルー (bitter gourd stir fried with ingredients, usually egg and shimatofu)
Umibudo 海ぶどう (sea grapes)
Rafute ラフティー (pork belly stewed in soy sauce and brown sugar)
Mimiga ミミガー (pig ear), chiraga チラガー (pig face)
Chinsuko ちんすこう or 金楚糕 (salt shortbread cookies)
Sata andagi サーターアンダギー (Okinawa donuts)
Beni-imo taruto 紅芋タルト (sweet potato tart)
Buku-buku tea ぶくぶく茶 (tea with bubble foam)
Ishigaki beef 石垣牛
Agu pork アグー豚
Gurukun グルクン (fried local fish)
Mozuku seaweed もずく
Shimatofu 島豆腐
Jushi ジューシー (Okinawa fried rice)
Sukugarasu スクガラス (small pickled fish usually pressed onto tofu)
Hirayachi ヒラヤーチー (thin savoury pancake similar to okonomiyaki)
Yagi sashimi 山羊刺身 (goat sashimi)
Blue Seal Okinawa ice cream (I only listed the flavours I wanted to try): passion fruit sorbet, Ryukyu royal milk tea, Blue Wave (soda sherbet+pineapple ice cream), shiiquasa sherbet, ube, Beni-imo, sugarcane, Okinawa salt cookies, Okinawa Ta-imo cheesecake
I’ll start a new post for the restaurant list, apologies in advance the formatting is terrible and I don’t know how to make it better on FlyerTalk - it looks fine on my iPad!
Last edited by ellyse; Feb 12, 2018 at 11:27 am
Feb 12, 2018, 4:48 am
#93
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
Programs: SQ Gold, AF Platinum, AA Platinum (sadly, expiring soon), QR Silver, EK, MU, HU, PR, HO, OZ, KE
Posts: 685
Ryukyu Mie 美栄
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1200-1400/1800-2200 (closed Sun), Kencho-mae (136m)
Okinawa palace cuisine, reservation only, all smoking, cash only
Bar Waka 和香
1830-late (closed Sun), Miebashi (294m)
Bar, good original awamori cocktails, all smoking, cash only
Matsumoto Agu Shabu-shabu Honten まつもと 本店
1700-2300, Kencho-mae (260m)
Agu pork shabu-shabu, reservation recommended, all smoking
Tentoten てんtoてん
1130-1500 (closed Mon)
Okinawa soba, no reservation, non-smoking, reachable by bus OR long walk from Shuri Castle, cash only
Urizun うりずん
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1700-0000, Asato (80m)
Okinawa cuisine, reservation recommended, non-smoking section
Roins 沖縄 焼肉 ロインズ
https://roins-okinawa.com
1700-0000 (till 0500 on Fri/Sat), Kencho-mae (254m)
Ishigaki beef yakiniku, reservation recommended, all smoking, 5% service charge
Toraya とらや
1100-1700, Oroku (321m)
Okinawa soba, no reservation, non-smoking, cash only
Okinawa Sushi Tsukiji Aozora Sandaime 琉球鮨 築地青空三代目 国際通り屋台村店
http://www.okinawa-yatai.jp/yatai/琉球鮨-築地青空三代目/
1100-2300, Makishi (264m)
Edo-style sushi with Okinawa seafood, no reservation (8 seats only), non-smoking
Donburi Sushi Maguro-ya Honpo 丼・すし まぐろや本舗
0600-1600, Miebashi (1257m)
Seafood donburi in Tomari Iyumachi fish market, no reservation, non-smoking, no outside food after 1100, cash only
Tacos-ya タコス屋 新都心店
1100-2245, Furujima (497m)
Taco rice, tacos, non-smoking, cash only
Ayumi no Sata andagi 歩のサーターアンダギー
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1000-sold out, Makishi (531m)
Sata andagi, 2nd floor of Makishi market, cash only, takeaway
Arakaki Chinsuko Honpo 新垣ちんすこう本舗 牧志店
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0930-2100, Miebashi (428m)
Chinsuko, takeaway
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1200-1400/1800-2200 (closed Sun), Kencho-mae (136m)
Okinawa palace cuisine, reservation only, all smoking, cash only
Bar Waka 和香
1830-late (closed Sun), Miebashi (294m)
Bar, good original awamori cocktails, all smoking, cash only
Matsumoto Agu Shabu-shabu Honten まつもと 本店
1700-2300, Kencho-mae (260m)
Agu pork shabu-shabu, reservation recommended, all smoking
Tentoten てんtoてん
1130-1500 (closed Mon)
Okinawa soba, no reservation, non-smoking, reachable by bus OR long walk from Shuri Castle, cash only
Urizun うりずん
???????????Web???
1700-0000, Asato (80m)
Okinawa cuisine, reservation recommended, non-smoking section
Roins 沖縄 焼肉 ロインズ
https://roins-okinawa.com
1700-0000 (till 0500 on Fri/Sat), Kencho-mae (254m)
Ishigaki beef yakiniku, reservation recommended, all smoking, 5% service charge
Toraya とらや
1100-1700, Oroku (321m)
Okinawa soba, no reservation, non-smoking, cash only
Okinawa Sushi Tsukiji Aozora Sandaime 琉球鮨 築地青空三代目 国際通り屋台村店
http://www.okinawa-yatai.jp/yatai/琉球鮨-築地青空三代目/
1100-2300, Makishi (264m)
Edo-style sushi with Okinawa seafood, no reservation (8 seats only), non-smoking
Donburi Sushi Maguro-ya Honpo 丼・すし まぐろや本舗
0600-1600, Miebashi (1257m)
Seafood donburi in Tomari Iyumachi fish market, no reservation, non-smoking, no outside food after 1100, cash only
Tacos-ya タコス屋 新都心店
1100-2245, Furujima (497m)
Taco rice, tacos, non-smoking, cash only
Ayumi no Sata andagi 歩のサーターアンダギー
Ť‘ŤŰ’Ę‚č‹ß‚.‚É‚ ‚éu•ŕT[^[A“_M[v‰«“ę‚Ě‚¨‚Ý‚â‚°‚É‚¨‚·‚·‚ß
1000-sold out, Makishi (531m)
Sata andagi, 2nd floor of Makishi market, cash only, takeaway
Arakaki Chinsuko Honpo 新垣ちんすこう本舗 牧志店
‰«“ꂨ“yŽY@‚ż‚ń‚·‚±‚¤bVŠ_‚ż‚ń‚·‚±‚¤
0930-2100, Miebashi (428m)
Chinsuko, takeaway
Feb 12, 2018, 4:53 am
#94
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
Programs: SQ Gold, AF Platinum, AA Platinum (sadly, expiring soon), QR Silver, EK, MU, HU, PR, HO, OZ, KE
Posts: 685
Sorry, I don’t know why some of the URLs came out all mangled! But if you click on them I think they still work ok?
May I suggest to the organisers that we could maybe book one or two of these for our DO dinners? Urizun, Matsumoto, Roins and Ryukyu Mie would be the most likely options for reservations. The last one is actually apparently right next door to where I’m staying, and it’s the top restaurant on Tabelog, but it’s pretty pricey (about 10-20k JPY each) as it’s something similar to a kaiseki place. I’m not sure which or any of the restaurants in my list have English menus or English-speaking staff, it doesn’t bother me since the lack of such probably means a less touristy place.
P.S. I forgot to add Jef fast-food to that list. They have 3 or 4 outlets throughout the main island, and the interesting thing on their menu is Goya burgers.
May I suggest to the organisers that we could maybe book one or two of these for our DO dinners? Urizun, Matsumoto, Roins and Ryukyu Mie would be the most likely options for reservations. The last one is actually apparently right next door to where I’m staying, and it’s the top restaurant on Tabelog, but it’s pretty pricey (about 10-20k JPY each) as it’s something similar to a kaiseki place. I’m not sure which or any of the restaurants in my list have English menus or English-speaking staff, it doesn’t bother me since the lack of such probably means a less touristy place.
P.S. I forgot to add Jef fast-food to that list. They have 3 or 4 outlets throughout the main island, and the interesting thing on their menu is Goya burgers.
Last edited by ellyse; Feb 12, 2018 at 5:02 am
Feb 12, 2018, 4:59 am
#95
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
Programs: SQ Gold, AF Platinum, AA Platinum (sadly, expiring soon), QR Silver, EK, MU, HU, PR, HO, OZ, KE
Posts: 685
I also have a list of sightseeing places and possible itineraries, if others are interested I can also post those. Do be warned that it’s obviously personally biased and I haven’t included places that I’m not interested in visiting (this list was meant only as my personal research), or those that can’t be reached by public transport (neither me nor my +1 can drive).
Feb 12, 2018, 6:59 am
#96
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
Posts: 8,682
Oops sorry, I’ve been having CouchSurfing guests and also away for a few days to Hong Kong and then a crazy trip around China (took all 3 major airlines in one day and also went to the Boeing factory in Beijing), so I haven’t been catching up here. I was thinking of making the list look a bit more polished before posting it, but I guess I’ll just post it as it is.
To-eat list:
Taco rice タコライス (taco ingredients on top of rice)
Okinawa soba 沖縄そば , soki soba ソーキそば (local Okinawa noodles usually topped with pork)
Goya chanpuru ゴーヤーチャンプルー (bitter gourd stir fried with ingredients, usually egg and shimatofu)
Umibudo 海ぶどう (sea grapes)
Rafute ラフティー (pork belly stewed in soy sauce and brown sugar)
Mimiga ミミガー (pig ear), chiraga チラガー (pig face)
Chinsuko ちんすこう or 金楚糕 (salt shortbread cookies)
Sata andagi サーターアンダギー (Okinawa donuts)
Beni-imo taruto 紅芋タルト (sweet potato tart)
Buku-buku tea (tea with bubble foam)
Ishigaki beef 石垣牛
Agu pork アグー豚
Gurukun グルクン (fried local fish)
Mozuku seaweed もずく
Shimatofu 島豆腐
Jushi ジューシー (Okinawa fried rice)
Sukugarasu スクガラス (small pickled fish usually pressed onto tofu)
Hirayachi ヒラヤーチー (thin savoury pancake similar to okonomiyaki)
Yagi sashimi 山羊刺身 (goat sashimi)
Blue Seal Okinawa ice cream (I only listed the flavours I wanted to try): passion fruit sorbet, Ryukyu royal milk tea, Blue Wave (soda sherbet+pineapple ice cream), shiiquasa sherbet, ube, Beni-imo, sugarcane, Okinawa salt cookies, Okinawa Ta-imo cheesecake
I’ll start a new post for the restaurant list, apologies in advance the formatting is terrible and I don’t know how to make it better on FlyerTalk - it looks fine on my iPad!
Feb 12, 2018, 11:30 am
#97
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
Programs: SQ Gold, AF Platinum, AA Platinum (sadly, expiring soon), QR Silver, EK, MU, HU, PR, HO, OZ, KE
Posts: 685
Feb 13, 2018, 7:01 am
#99
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
Posts: 8,682
Thanks for the reminder, restlessinRNO!
March 29 NH475 HND-OKA 1435-1720
April 1 NH460 OKA-HND 0800-1020 (all the later ones were sold out!)
March 29 NH475 HND-OKA 1435-1720
April 1 NH460 OKA-HND 0800-1020 (all the later ones were sold out!)
Feb 14, 2018, 1:10 pm
#101
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PDX (wish I was in HNL)
Programs: Platinum
Posts: 1,687
A small request for a review of the Doubletree Shuri Castle, if anyone is staying there. I have family on the island, and would like to go back soon.
I hope you all enjoy yourselves!
I hope you all enjoy yourselves!
Feb 14, 2018, 5:45 pm
#102
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 83
I'm all set to join the festivities! Can't wait to meet all of you and to try the list of food (err.. maybe not so much the pig face and ears 
)
March 28 - HND-OKA JL921
April 1 - TBA either to KIX or FUK
First 2 nights at DT Naha, then further 2 at DT Shuri
Can't wait to meet all of you and to try the list of food (err.. maybe not so much the pig face and ears )March 28 - HND-OKA JL921
April 1 - TBA either to KIX or FUK
First 2 nights at DT Naha, then further 2 at DT Shuri
Feb 14, 2018, 5:57 pm
#103
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Democratic People's Republic of Victoria
Programs: First Time Flyer
Posts: 833
Who approved that?
Feb 14, 2018, 8:47 pm
#104
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 83
You did! Submit your leave and I'll approve yours (with the provisor that you are joining this Do!)
BTW, managed to get QFF redemption for the JL flight to OKA, 14K points + $3.50 fee (Cheapest fee ever for QFF I think!). No reason for you to not join now....still plenty of seats...
BTW, managed to get QFF redemption for the JL flight to OKA, 14K points + $3.50 fee (Cheapest fee ever for QFF I think!). No reason for you to not join now....still plenty of seats...
Last edited by Aeolus; Feb 14, 2018 at 9:12 pm