Sunday we had originally planned to head out to the beach but the weather was not cooperating so we decided to take in a museum instead. We actually went to 2 museums, the Okinawan Prefectural museum and an Art Museum. The art museum had some amazing sculptures and a lot of interesting photographs. I think we are spoiled by the LACMA because I expected a wider variety of art. The prefectural museum was amazing. Before we entered that section there was a "hands on" area where Gabriella put together a horses leg bones and I helped to build a rock wall puzzle. We could have stayed in there for much longer, but the main museum awaited. As you enter the museum the floor is clear plexiglass, underneath you is a model of the ocean floor. We were able to see all the animals that live in the local Okinawan ocean. Once we passed into the rooms we realized that they were organized by category. The Natural History section had 4 skeletons of ancient man and a variety of animals that lived and still live on the Ryukan Islands. We moved onto the Architecture area and the arts and crafts section. They had amazing examples of textiles, building materials and pottery. My favorite part of the museum was the tradition section. It had a lot of interesting relics from the war and the time before and after the American Occupation. It gave us a lot of information and history and I think we are smarter than we were before we went there.
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