🇯🇵 Japan Jul 10, 2026 · Aaron Baggett

How a British Man Became Japan’s Cheese Guy in Okinawa

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How a British Man Became Japan’s Cheese Guy in Okinawa
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Look at a map of Okinawa, and you probably think of blue sea and palm trees. A little deeper, and perhaps you picture a glass of habushu (snake wine) and chinsuko cookies. However, what you do not typically think of is cheddar. Neither did John Davis, the Cheese Guy in Okinawa.



John arrived in Japan back in 1976 as a guy in his 20s looking for an adventure. He spent 30 years teaching English first in Tokyo and then in Sapporo. By the mid-2000s, he was ready to retire. He packed his car with a

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