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Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa sits way down at the southern tip of Japan, closer to Taiwan than Tokyo. This isn't the Japan of bullet trains and neon-lit cities. It's slower, warmer, and entirely its own. With crystal blue water, a vibrant marine ecosystem, and a culture rooted in the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa is distinctly different from the rest of Japan. It also happens to be one of the world's original Blue Zones, where the locals have been outliving the rest of us for centuries. Where t
Mikaela Waters
Jun 74 min read
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