A&W Naha Kanagusuku Store
The first Okinawa restaurant was opened in 1963, before Okinawa was returned to Japan, and today there are more than 20 fast food restaurants in Okinawa Prefecture, all originating from the United States.
It had been a while since I last came to Okinawa, so my first meal was A&W. It’s an Okinawa-only fast food chain, and their root beer is a must-order! It tastes completely different from Taiwan’s sarsaparilla, and if you dine in, you can get free refills. It’s almost magical—I kept drinking cup after cup. This is the taste of Okinawa I’ve been missing.
















