El Lequio (Bar)
Okinawa • Japan
Overview
“Lequio” was how the seafaring Spanish and Portuguese referred to the Ryukyu Kingdom during the Age of Discovery. This island, presently known as Okinawa, is ripe with cultural convergences not found anywhere else in Japan. Exploring the curious relationship between the Ryuku and Latin American cultures, El Lequio epitomizes Okinawa’s unique cultural fusion in a cocktail bar.
Fusion, Japanese, Latin American
