Would You… Could You… In a Tree?
It is every kid’s dream to one day make the coolest tree house and live in it. In Okinawa, Japan, that dream has become one person’s reality… except they made it a restaurant instead of a home.
Just north of the Okinawa airport on highway 58, the restaurant sits perfectly on top of a massive Gajumaru tree’s huge branches about 20 ft above the ground and looking out over the ocean.
The restaurant has a reputation of being quiet and elegant, while serving some of the best Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese and Indian food in all of Okinawa.
Customers have to climb a spiral stairway to get to the restaurant.
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By Mui Mui on 03-07-2008
Comment by Gabiechan
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 am
Awesomeeeeeee
Comment by evey
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
baad asss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Bob Avery
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
This restaurant has been there for many years and I still look forward to seeing it for many more years each time we drive by it.
Great photo sent in by someone who is also impressed.
You have to visit Okinawa and not only will you love to visit the restaurant, you will love to visit Okinawa.
Bob Avery
Comment by Bob Avery
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
great, I appreciate posting to your site
Comment by dakwing duck
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Damn Ewok
That’s not the worst idea I ever heard.
Comment by Proof Positivity
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:53 pm
That looks fun! Yes, Sam I am I think I could and would in a tree.
Comment by sultan_azteca
July 4th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Nice touch of the garden grown on top of the restaurant roof.
In the first picture the tree looks dead, in the other one you can tell a few sprouts here and there. Different seasons, maybe?
And what in the world is a Gajumaru tree? Looks as thick as a baobab, or a (Mexican) Tule tree.
One very refreshing sight. Okinawa is now my top city I would love to visit but probably never will.
Comment by Roghelio Penns
July 5th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Me parece precioso y si se construye imitandolo de concreto(para hacerlo ecológico) con escalera interior discreta y con follaje natural en macetas gigantes, mejor. Salu2 desde México:Roghelio Penns
Comment by Luna Avalina
July 6th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Do you know the name of the restaurant?
Comment by BATA
July 6th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
cool!
Comment by hi_hien
July 6th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
that is so cool!
Comment by Carrie
July 9th, 2008 at 11:21 am
I’m adding that to the list of places I’m going to visit. XD That’s just awesome!
Comment by Gr@peApe
July 9th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I just came from Okinawa I was stationed there for four years and went to this resturant once, the food is good there, but the service sucks. The owner of the resteraunt dislikes Americans but will gladly take their money. It had the worst service I have ever had there. Dont get me wrong, not all Okinawan’s dislike Americans. There are alot of them that love us there and they will be the greatest people you ever come across, but the one guy that owns this resturant doesn’t.
Comment by yugiminshiboutshu inythinasd
July 10th, 2008 at 4:34 am
dats so awesome. i would reeeeaaalllyyy luv to go to Japan one day it looks wonderfully awesome!
Comment by JessiAnime
July 24th, 2008 at 4:00 am
Actually, Okinawa is an island off of Japan. It is very small and most of it is populated by army bases. It only has about 1.3 million people living there. From what my mom’s boyfriend, who was born in Okinawa, says is that they are very traditional, and it is almost like stepping back in time. They hate the way modern Japan has become, and if they could they would separate themselves entirely from Japan
Comment by nick
August 5th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
the food there is’nt all that great. most people agree the best food on the island is found in izukayas or coco’s curry
Comment by OkinawaMarine
August 8th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Actually, Okinawa only has a few Army bases. There is one large US Air Force base, a US Naval Hospital, and about a dozen US Marine Corps bases including an air station. Still, Americans make up a very small portion of the Okinawa population. There are a few large cities including Naha, Nago, and Okinawa City. Okinawa is home to the world’s second largest aquarium, a pineapple winery, multiple historic monuments, and some of the best SCUBA diving spots in the world.
Comment by Reirei
August 14th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Surreal!! Like it came out from a Studio Ghibli animation! e.g Spirited away/Howls moving castle….
Comment by lam2005
August 20th, 2008 at 5:38 am
i’ve been there.. its beautiful.. and the food is great..
Comment by zonker
September 1st, 2008 at 11:13 am
Is it a real tree?
Comment by O'Neil
September 5th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Am I the only one thinking about the Juraians off Tenchi Muyo after reading this?
Comment by Smiley
September 7th, 2008 at 5:19 am
W-O-W-!
Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Comment by Jake
June 28th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Okinawa is in Kill Bill, innit? Island off Japan, where Uma Thurman gets her sword.