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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.

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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.

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Customers have to climb a spiral stairway to get to the restaurant.

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Comment by Gabiechan
2008-07-03 11:31:53

Awesomeeeeeee

 
Comment by evey
2008-07-03 14:19:33

baad asss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Bob Avery
2008-07-03 15:12:20

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 Luna Avalina
2008-07-06 15:56:11

Do you know the name of the restaurant?

 
 
Comment by Bob Avery
2008-07-03 15:13:47

great, I appreciate posting to your site

 
Comment by dakwing duck
2008-07-03 15:14:23

Damn Ewok

That’s not the worst idea I ever heard.

 
Comment by Proof Positivity
2008-07-03 20:53:15

That looks fun! Yes, Sam I am I think I could and would in a tree.

 
Comment by sultan_azteca
2008-07-04 12:07:03

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 JessiAnime
2008-07-24 04:00:23

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 OkinawaMarine
2008-08-08 03:03:55

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.

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Comment by Roghelio Penns
2008-07-05 05:47:09

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 BATA
2008-07-06 17:26:44

cool!

 
Comment by hi_hien
2008-07-06 23:40:48

that is so cool!

 
Comment by Carrie
2008-07-09 11:21:15

I’m adding that to the list of places I’m going to visit. XD That’s just awesome!

 
Comment by Gr@peApe
2008-07-09 19:39:40

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.

 
2008-07-10 04:34:16

dats so awesome. i would reeeeaaalllyyy luv to go to Japan one day it looks wonderfully awesome!

 
Comment by nick
2008-08-05 20:05:05

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 Reirei
2008-08-14 19:33:02

Surreal!! Like it came out from a Studio Ghibli animation! e.g Spirited away/Howls moving castle….

 
Comment by lam2005
2008-08-20 05:38:46

i’ve been there.. its beautiful.. and the food is great..

 
Comment by zonker
2008-09-01 11:13:06

Is it a real tree?

 
Comment by O'Neil
2008-09-05 21:25:54

Am I the only one thinking about the Juraians off Tenchi Muyo after reading this?

 
Comment by Smiley
2008-09-07 05:19:43

W-O-W-!

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 
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