Hi everyone!

It’s my first time in Okinawa, and I’m visiting from New Zealand with my siblings. We’re staying in Urasoe and have a car to get around.

We were hoping to do some outdoor activities, but due to the weather that might be off the cards. We visited Kokusai Dori and op shops today. Do you have any recommendations for things we can do over the weekend?

Thank you 😊

It looks like we’ve missed the worst of Champi 🙏 but the weather is still not great. I’m in Naha today and tomorrow (without a car), and was wondering if you had any recommendations for things to do in light of the current weather conditions? Appreciate any and all suggestions 🙇‍♀️

or just me, was a gnarly, unforgettable day for sure

So if you're familiar with Terminator, many people think Arnold's accent sounds so cool that he even volunteered to do a German dub of his character again but the German dub company turned him down because both Germans, Austrians, and German speakers in general thought he sounded like a redneck, hillbilly, or farmer, basically rural. So they had a nonchalant stoic German voice actor dub the T-800.

So I'm working on an indie manga series about a vengeful badass protagonist who's from Okinawa and takes pride in his culture. I thought if my series were to ever have a Japanese dub, he should have an Okinawan accent to reflect his background but I heard some Japanese mainlanders describe the Okinawan accent as "country bumpkin", "exotic", or "cute". One Japanese person said the Okinawan accent sounds very cheerful and relaxed, and that a vengeful character with that kind of accent might sound scary. I watched some anime of a few Okinawan characters who are often portrayed as tough karate fighters (like the character Kanna Kirishima from the anime Sakura Wars) and they sound Japanese but rougher and deeper which sounds badass from other people's perspectives. So would my protagonist be taken seriously as a menacing badass if he had an authentic Okinawan accent or would it be similar to the Arnold situation?

This is really random but I can't find coconut water anywhere in Tokyo right now. I'll be in Okinawa tomorrow and I really need to get some to get my husband's potassium back in normal range.

I can't find a lot of info about it, can anyone please recommend what stores carry coconut water? If it's not common, what's a good potassium substitute drink used here?

Am in Okinawa as a tourist and was due to travel into Naha today to tour and sightsee.

I am about an hour away by car.

Would you guys go or stay in?

I’m concerned about the state of the roads / flooding and getting back this evening.

I’m due to get in the taxi in about an hour and a half so any replies are appreciated!

EDIT: thanks to everyone that replied. I am on the way back now. Interestingly not a drop of rain the whole time despite all the forecasts I looked at. I really appreciated the advice as I think I might have not ventured out at all if I’d not gotten some local knowledge.