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Naha City, Okinawa c.1969
Submitted by treefrogdk on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 10:40pm.
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Kokusai Street, the "main drag" of Naha City. While in the U.S.A.F. I was stationed at Naha Air Base for 18 months. Hated it then but I'd sure love to revisit that beautiful island!
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Submitted by beatles9091 on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 2:07pm.
I loved Okinawa! I was stationed at Kadena AB, Okinawa twice: once in the 80s and again in the 90s. By my time, Naha the base had closed and was functioning as the civilian airport (flew in and out of there a few times). After reversion back to the Japan (I believe it was in 1971), Okinawa's drivers switched to the left side of the road, which is about the biggest change I see in this photo. I and some buddies visited this area several times, and it was such a neat place to explore. You never knew what kind of shop you'd find.
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