Japan & Okinawa

Bento.com - A great site for foodies and boozers in Japan.  Need definitions of foods, recipes, places to go out and eat and drink? Try here.

Hello Okinawa! - Another good site for travel, food, weather, hotel and the like in Okinawa.  Hasn't been updated recently, but good tips and resources non the less.

Inside the TravelLab - A blog exploring unusual journeys in Japan and elsewhere.

Japan Guide - Lots of ads, but filled useful introductory information on nearly any topic, including a decent forum.

Japan Guidebook - Online travel guide of Japan, especially for foodies.

Just Bento: By the authors of Just Hungry.  I would really like to make Aaron fun bento lunches in the future.

Just Hungry: My new go-to Japanese cooking blog for the basics.  I think this will help me reduce my 'learn how to cook all over again' time once I start shopping locally in Okinawa.  I appreciate the '100 Japanese Foods to Try at Least Once' list.

Savory Japan: A beautiful site explaining who/what/where/why of Japanese food.  Some great recommended reading found here also.

Surviving In Japan: Anything you want to know, from how to ship lithium batteries to Japan, to Japanese tampons, to using your Japanese air conditioner.  Great lists with English/Kanji/Romaji words that I'll be bookmarking soon!

Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau - The official stuff Okinawa wants us to know.

Okinawa hai! - By far my favorite site about Okinawa.  This site is just fun and easy to read and reference.  Lots of legit contributors, reviews, how-to's.  Good for military and non military moves & visits to Okinawa.

Party in Japan - A friends blog documenting her Japanese experience in 2008.

Time 2 PCS - An inactive but useful blog about Military Living & Traveling in Okinawa, Japan.

Total Okinawa - Based on Total Okinawa Magazine, this is a great site, albeit busy.  Good information to tourists & residents, covering anything from food to travel, schools to shopping, classifieds to dentists.