Look for 3 great items produced by Okinawan plants or landscape while strolling around Naha City

Okinawa Prefecture is blessed with a mild climate throughout the year. It is covered with nature that makes you forget daily life, such as lustrous tropical flowers, sweet fruits, Japan’s largest mangrove, and the beautiful clear sea. This time, we focused on items making us feel Okinawa’s nature and picked up 3 recommendations in genres of food, skincare and fashion that we can get in Naha city.

Won the gold prize in Monde Selection for 8 consecutive years! “Pineapple Cake Premium” using plenty of pure fruit juice and flesh of pineapples from Okinawa

Reference from hitotema　”しっとり食感にうっとり！沖縄の「パイナップルケーキプレミアム」はパッケージも素敵“

Do you know Okinawa prefecture is the largest producer of pineapple in Japan? In fact, this fruit is a rare one because only limited soils in the northern part of Okinawa and Ishigaki Island are suitable for cultivation. Among sweets made from such pineapple from Okinawa, “Pineapple Cake Premium (パイナップルケーキプレミアム)” produced by Nago Pine Farm is in a class of their own. They knead fruit flesh into the dough, soak it in pure fruit juice extracted from ripe pineapple and bake. The fruit juice eliminates the dry texture of baked confectionery, giving it a moist texture. Furthermore, the more you chew, the more the rich flavor from fruit flesh explodes in your mouth. This cake has been awarded the gold prize from Monde Selection for 8 consecutive years since 2011. It’s individually wrapped, so we also recommend you buy it as a souvenir to distribute to many people.

Opening Hours	9:00AM – 6:00PM　Open all year round
Address	684-1 Kagamizu, Naha City, Naha Prefecture
Access	A 4-minute walk from Kanagusuku Bus Stop where it takes 8 minutes from Kenchokitaguchi Bus Stop by bus
URL	http://www.pineapplehouse.okinawa/shop.php

Patterns, aroma and component are filled with the blessings of Okinawa’s nature -Photogenic and organic soap “SuiSavon Shuri Soap”

Reference from OKINAWA CLIP　”使うほどに美しく！？ 沖縄素材をギュッと詰め込んだ『SuiSavon』の石鹸【那覇市首里】“

With a concept ‘To feel Okinawa’s blue sea and sky, sunlight and plants as aroma at home,’ “SuiSavon Shuri Soap (SuiSavon首里石鹸)” is a skincare brand producing a wide variety of items from Hand Soap and Cream to Sunscreen. Among them, please pay attention to handmade soaps made by craftsmen! The soaps wear patterns express wind and sea, sunset and human feelings, which are created by blending organic plants from Okinawa including sugar cane, acerola and bitter melon. They make use of beauty ingredients extracted from fruits and stems of plants that are cultivated in harsh environments. In addition, refreshing aroma created by blending 100% natural-derived essential oil should make you feel as if you’re in Okinawa. Those who have sensitive skin also use it without worrying because they don’t use any synthetic food coloring and synthetic flavoring agent.

Opening Hours	9:00AM – 6:00PM
Address	2-8-1 Matsuo, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture (Kokusai-dori Matsuo Gallery Shop) ※There are 11 shops in Okinawa prefecture, so please check detailed information on each shop on the official website.
Access	A 6-minute walk from Hotel Gracery Naha
URL	https://www.suisavon.jp/

“MIMURI” fascinating customers with items with pop and colorful designs inspired by the casual daily landscape of Okinawa

Reference from やいまタイム　”素敵な島の人＆モノ　PARTⅠ“

“MIMURI” is a street-side shop on Ukishima-dori Street, lined with general stores and clothing stores full of exciting items. When you step into the small store, colorful bags and clothing etc that are displayed on the pale pink walls and antique-style shelves will catch your eyes. All of them are made of fabrics designed by MIMURI who is from Ishigaki Island. Her concept is ‘To carry around Okinawa.’ According to this concept, Ms. MIMURI incorporates what she saw and touched in Okinawa in her designs. For this reason, Vegetables and fruits lined up in a market in Okinawa and sea, animals, plants and so on are drawn with vivid colors on fabrics. They cut them and make items, so each one has a different impression.

Opening Hours	11:00AM – 7:00PM　Closed on Thursday once a month
Address	2-7-8 Matsuo, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Access	A 7-minute walk from Hotel Gracery Naha
URL	http://www.mimuri.com/