The name Okinawa means "rope in the open sea," and the island archipelago in southern Japan offers tropical beauty that lassos in more than 5 million tourists annually.
Over the past year, the Japanese prefecture has offered a new lure for visitors: Nissan LEAF electric cars.
Setting its island-style pace aside, Okinawa touts one of the country's most aggressive EV infrastructures, with 220 Nissan LEAF rental cars and 27 quick-chargers at 18 locations.
Starting this month, Nissan and JTB Travel are jointly offering a tablet application called "Camploo - Okinawa! Campaign 2012". The app highlights spring training activities for some of Japan's most popular baseball teams. (theautochannel.com)
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