Where to Get Good Fresh Produce on Okinawa

Everyday I get the same response.  I'd eat more vegetables but the selection at the base grocery is not fresh enough.  All you have to do is get off base.  Okinawa is an island with abundant locally grown fresh produce.  Drive out into the countryside and you'll see farms everywhere.  If you are buying vegetables and fruit grown in the US, then its not likely to be very fresh. 

Chanpuru Ichiba

This is an excellent grocery for fresh produce, just a stones throw from Kadena.   I got these directions from Okinawa Hai at:  http://www.okinawahai.com/my_weblog/2008/06/this-is-a-fresh.html

Directions: Go out gate 3 of Kadena (straight through Kadena on
Douglas from gate 1) and head straight past Camp Shields. JUST before you hit route 329, there will be a driveway on the left (the sign is
in the "SIGN" photo), turn left there. There's plenty of parking.

You can also try Jusco or other local markets or maybe road side stand.  I'll be adding directions to some local farmers markets in the coming weeks.

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