By boat or aircraft.
Hokkaido is like russia. Okinawa is like Hawaii
Because Okinawa is a small tropical island outside the mainland that is a popular vacation destination just like Hawaii is for the US
If you choose to fly from Hawaii eastward to Okinawa, you never cross the International Dateline, so you've cleverly eliminated the whole problem.
The phone number of the Maui Okinawa Cultural Center is: 808-242-1560.
The address of the Maui Okinawa Cultural Center is: 688 Nukuwai Pl, Wailuku, HI 96793
About 7,774 kilometers (4,830 miles) as the bird flies...
If you choose to fly from Hawaii eastward to Okinawa, you never cross the International Dateline, so you've cleverly eliminated the whole problem.
Okinawa is a Japanese Island and also a Japanese Prefecture. The cultural differences can be compared to that of Hawaii and Mainland USA. There are different dialects, dances, religions, different kanji, less uptight feeling.
Karate first came to America through immigrants from Japan and Okinawa. The first recorded exhibition was in 1932 in Hawaii. Servicemen coming back after World War 2 brought knowledge of the art and helped spread the art.
The flight time from Okinawa in Japan to Hawaii is approximately 9 hours and 40 minutes. The total distance is approximately 7796 km or 4844 miles. This flight time is approximate. Factors such as weather conditions could affect the flight time.
沖縄県 (okinawa-ken), which is "Okinawa Prefecture", omitting the last Kanji 県 (ken) makes it 沖縄 (okinawa).
A typical flight between Okinawa, Japan and Los Angeles, CA would have a flying time of about 12 hours, 53 minutes.