Japanese Children's Pool

Summer is in full force in Okinawa and the heat and humidity are overwhelming (like most of the Midwest, I hear!).  We have been laying low indoors lately because it is just. too. hot. and I do not want the kids or I to have a heat stroke.  But finally it was time to venture outside- there is only so much inside time you can have with a four year old BOY!

I have been wanting to go to this pool for over a year now, but had never been until yesterday!  It's really hard to find - tucked out on the sea wall by the East China Sea with no access by car.  You have to know where to look and finally, my friend and I were able to make it there! 

This is the best kid's pool - two shallow areas, a one-foot area with what Wyatt calls a "volcano" on top (it spews water out the top) and a small "drop" slide.  Okinawa is big on these drop slides at parks...they are painted cement and have very steep drops!  I usually don't let Wyatt go on them - but this one has a short drop so I let him.  Then I caught he & Kaitlin KISSING at the bottom of it!!! :)  And so it begins!

The other area is a two-foot area with a really fun Octopus-shaped double slide.  Kaitlin and Wyatt had a blast going down this slide time after time!  I loved that I didn't have to worry about Wyatt in this pool and could just let them play while I followed Olivia around!


This pool requires the kids to wear swim caps.  This is pretty common in Japan but my kids aren't used to it.  I thought they would whine about it but they were fine!  I had bought a blue one and a red one at the 100 Yen store and they just happened to match their swimsuits!  They ran around for a solid two hours in the hot sun before the pool closed and had a blast.  I had two very tired kiddos on my hands!