hard reef is the most happening bar in okinawa. it’s located in chatan and is loaded with surfers/hawaiians/military/chicks. it was 8 years ago when i first stepped foot in that bar and i’ve been going back ever since then. want to drink habushu? want to shoot pool? want to get entertained by the bartenders? or just want to mingle with locals. hard reef is the place to be. this is owner kazubo-san in the middle. great surfer, respected legend, warm heart, and a lot of aloha. thank you kazubo-san for all the good times in okinawa and hard reef….
yashi is the bartender. another cool guy with a lot of aloha. if you want to experience the real okinawa night life, take a shot of the snake sake from that jar. but i will warn you, expect to be escorted into a taxi at the end of the night, and have to tell your boss the next day that you won’t be able to make it to work… haha…
that is pro surfer mina nagashima on the left. mina-chan is from atsugi over in kanagawa. living the okinawan dream…. and to the right is akiko itou. akiko-chan is from miyako island and runs a shop in chatan called “GINGER.” the only place in okinawa you can find IMANJA bikini’s. i hope they have my size… haha.. check out her blog and you can see all the girls half naked. no, just joking…
**CLICK HERE FOR GINGER BLOG….
