Okinawa is unique to Japan’s other 46 prefectures. Its main island lies closer to Taipei than it does to Tokyo; the people there make their soba noodles from wheat (as opposed to buckwheat); and they ...

Sample both Okinawa’s soul food and Tokyo’s diverse offerings in one trip, and you’ll get a whole new view on Japanese cuisine.

Okinawa, Japan is a Blue Zone where a remarkable number of people live to 100. Residents live with intention, have life-long friends, and eat lots of vegetables.

When it’s too hot to stand over a scorching barbecue grill in the Okinawa summer heat, Panama Genjin Awase has the remedy. This all-you-can-eat-and-drink restaurant features a wide-ranging menu ...

People In Okinawa Live Longer Than Almost Anyone On Earth. Here's What They Eat. This Japanese region has the highest proportion of people over 100 years old and they're ridiculously healthy.

7 healthy foods Japanese centenarians eat each day for longevity The people of Okinawa enjoy the longest expectancy in the world. A diet of healthy Japanese foods contributes to long, flavorful ...

The main differences between the way people eat in Okinawa and the way we eat here in the U.S. are the percentage of plant-based foods consumed in the diet and portion sizes. In Okinawa, there is ...

When my body screams for something healthy on Okinawa, I turn to Green Leaf store and cafe in Yomitan, a village well known for its purple sweet potato, pottery and snorkeling at nearby Cape Maeda.

``Meisei Eat Cheering Okinawa Soba Vertical Type'' can be purchased at retail stores nationwide from Monday, August 21, 2023, and the suggested retail price is 236 yen excluding tax.

Fancy being lithe and healthy even in old age? Then take a look at how the long-lived people of Okinawa eat Butternut squash ‘steaks’ with labneh. Photograph: Aidan Crawley Domini Kemp Sat Oct ...

In Okinawa, there is a small fishing and farming village which is quite unique. Ogimi, with only 3,500 residents, has six persons who are 100 years or older – a rate equivalent to 171 ...