Leika Pischke
Okinawa Island
*Please re-grade my introduction*
Okinawa is an island in Japan that is believed to be the healthiest place on Earth.
Okinawa is considered the Hawaii of Japan, filled with crystal blue waters, abundant reefs and
even has beautiful flowering trees such as cherry blossoms. The island is considered a beacon of
peace, most people in Okinawa are content with their life and work. Because Okinawans are
consistently happy, they believe that is the medicine for a long life, making Okinawa the best
place to live in. Okinawa is majorly recognized historically and is also well known to be happiest
and healthiest place on earth and has beautiful geographical features.
Okinawa holds so much historical value, especially from World War II because the island
was used as base for air operations by the Americans while island hopping. The bloodiest battle
of the Pacific war took place on the small island, called The Battle of Okinawa, the war resulted
in thousands of deaths and massive suicides. While the Americans tried to invade Okinawa,
they found it difficult to tell apart between the Okinawan soldiers and civilians and would shoot
at Okinawan houses. The Japanese military would use the civilians as human and shields and
demanded food from them or they were killed if they refused or hid it from them causing them
to die of starvation. People who spoke the Okinawan language were killed by the Japanese
soldiers because they believed they were spies. Civilians would often commit suicide, convinced
by the Japanese soldiers that the victorious Americans would go on a rampage of killing and
raping people. It is huge that Okinawa has survived such a huge and important battle because
both sides were against them and now the island is known as a beacon of peace. Some peace
orientated landmarks are the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, Himeyuri Peace
Museum, and the Cornerstone of Peace
Okinawa is said to be the healthiest place on Earth and also the happiest. Okinawa has
the longest life expectancy in the world, currently over 450 people live past the age 100.
Okinawans live healthy and happy lives due to their diet and their attitude towards life. They
are hardly ever introduced to stress and content with their work and mostly positive, which is
considered the medicine for a long life by Okinawans. Okinawan regular diets consist largely of
rice, fish, and vegetables; they also eat lots of tofu. Okinawans typically also enjoy a popular
dish called Mimiga that is made from pig ears and use sweet potatoes as a staple, Mimiga is low
on fat and high on calcium and the sweet potato is said to have over 20,000 IU carotene and
vitamin A. With a mix of both a very healthy diet and life happiness, this is the main reason
why Okinawa is considered so healthy.
Leika Pischke
Okinawa is filled with beautiful geographical features and has many breath taking sites
that attract people from all around the word. Okinawa is a very beautiful island and is
considered the Hawaii of Japan. Okinawa is considered subtropical and is surrounded by crystal
blue waters and abundant coral reefs, so it also has a variety of marine life like sea turtles. The
water is very clear, so clear that you can 40 to 50 meters below the surface. There are also
colorful cherry blossom trees everywhere and the island itself is made of coral rocks and
limestone. Because Okinawa is full of mountains, beaches, coral reefs, and flowers, people will
certainly be captivated by its natural beauty .