"The heart is the most essential human quality," states the Okinawan proverb. Internet-Okinawa.com is fortunate enough to have individuals on Team I-O who are willing to share their hearts with us through their writing and photographs.

 

Pop.i-o (http://pop.internet-okinawa.com)
Columnist & Co-Founder, Richie Yamashiroya
Pop.i-o features everything you wanted to know about the latest happenings in Okinawan Minyou, Uchina Pop, J-Pop, as well as the Japanese/Okinawan entertainment scene. Richie features a weekly DotW (artist discography) and publishes a bimonthly e-zine on Pop.i-o which we affectionately refer to as the UPzine.

 

Dive.i-o (http://dive.internet-okinawa.com)
Columnist, Rich Ruth
Rich Ruth is the owner of Fathoms Dive Shop in Chatan-cho, Okinawa and has over 5,000 dives logged in Okinawa. In his column, he will be writing about his Okinawa dive experiences, sharing his diving tips, and his pictures in his underwater photo gallery.