Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

29 Dec

My wife and I went out to American Village and decided it would be fun to test out my new 50mm 1.8d lens that she got me for Christmas.

American Village is a popular hangout area for Americans and locals. It is centrally located around Kadena Air Base, Camp Lester, and Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan. Generally, any day of the week you can find some type of performer doing their thing!

My wife even decided that she wanted to take a couple shots with the new lens. You can check out some of the shots below.

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3497 320x240 American Village Decmber 2008 Night Blur (Medium) Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

3549 320x240 street Performer (Medium) Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

3498 320x240 American Village Decmber 2008 blur (Medium) Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

Here are some photo’s that Britt took

3500 320x240 B&whands (Medium) Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan

You can check the rest of the night photo’s from American Village here . If you feel like checking out all of my Okinawa photo’s, check out my Okinawa gallery page.

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6 Responses to “Photo Day: American Village at Night | Okinawa, Japan”

  1. freedomwv 31. Dec, 2008 at 12:34 pm #

    Looks like a fun place. Lots of lights to keep the evening lively.

  2. Jay 31. Dec, 2008 at 2:32 pm #

    freedomwv,

    American Village is a great spot. I live only 5 minutes away, so I go there often.

  3. Gian 28. Jun, 2009 at 3:06 pm #

    I really loved it there in okinawa i really need to go back we had sooo many friends and then there out of my familys life just like that but the main thing is okinawa will alway be one of my cherished memories

  4. Jay 28. Jun, 2009 at 10:21 pm #

    It was definitely hard to leave Okinawa this past summer. My wife and I will miss the island a lot. It is hard to truly describe to others the great culture there. You just have to experience it for yourself.

  5. Stephanie 03. Jan, 2010 at 10:30 am #

    I have been here a year now and live in Yomitan in a house overlooking the China Sea. I have learned so much about the culture and amazing traditions. I feel so comfortable here and have lots of friends both American and locals. It is a great learning experience. This spring I hope to learn to dive. When were you here?

  6. Jay 03. Jan, 2010 at 7:35 pm #

    Stephanie,

    I was in Okinawa from 2006-2009 and I loved every moment of it. I never took up scuba diving, but I did routinely go free diving when I got the chance.

    My wife and I just left not too long ago and we miss it dearly. I hope you really enjoy every minute of the culture…it is truly unique!

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