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‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 9th in 2024 to late April in ...Read More
2022.12.01
OkiEvents this Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・12/2 – 12/4 Shima no Sake (Sake of the Islands 47 brands of Awamori) Festival @ Saion Square in Naha city 11:00 – 18:00 (Fri: 14:00 – 18:00) Free to enter https:...
2022.11.24
OkiEvents This Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival News]
・11/26 Nago Autumn Fireworks Festival @ Nago Fishing Port 17:00~21:00 (Fireworks 20:00~) Free to enter https://r.goope.jp/srb-47-37/info/4798793 PIN: https://goo.gl/maps/tWiWbp3mxd...
2022.11.17
OkiEvents this Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival Shopping]
・11/19 Okinawa International Carnival 2022 @ Koza Gate 2 Street and Koza Music Town 13:00 – 21:00 Free to enter https://www.oki-carnival.com/ PIN: https://goo.gl/maps/vndCVD6...
2022.11.10
OkiEvents this week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・11/12 ECO Life & Nature Fair 2022 @ Okinawa Zoo in Okinawa city 10:00 – 17:00 Free to enter https://www.okzm.jp/event/entry-2753.html#prettyPhoto PIN: https://goo.gl/ma...
2022.10.21
OkiEvents this weekend [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
OkiEvents this week! ・Okinawa Industry Festival @ Onoyama Park in Naha 10/21 – 23 10:00~20:00 (10:00~19:00 inside) Free to enter https://sangyo-maturi.okinawa/ PIN: https://g...
2022.10.11
Limited Edition Shuri Castle Calendar [CURRENT ISSUE]
Koubundo Communications company has announced that they will publish a limited edition calendar for 2021. All money raised will go to the Shuri Castle Rebuilding Support Project. E...
2022.09.20
Are you ready to plan for the Holiday Season? [CURRENT ISSUE Shopping]
September has begun! A lot of foreign new comers are in Okinawa this season and it seems a lot of new life is starting on such a beautiful island. There are many wonderful places, ...
2022.09.01
The “PayPay” app is offering cash back up to ¥20,000 [CURRENT ISSUE News Technology]
“PayPay” is one of the most popular electronic payment apps in Japan. Ginowan city is trying to promote and encourage cashless payment on the island due to COVID 19 safety measures...
2022.04.19
THE SILK ROAD – A living history of interaction – [CURRENT ISSUE Education]
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum is offering the exhibition of “Silk Road”, you will meet over 100 very rare and historical assets at the venue. The Silk Road once flo...
2021.10.26
Art event in Mihama Depot Island is looking for artists! [CURRENT ISSUE Living]
OkiArt!! Exhibitors wanted! Join to one of the largest art events on Depot Island. Artists from all over Okinawa will gather to present their works. If you are looking for a ...
2021.07.01
Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Capital City of Okinawa [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syllables ‘Na’ and ‘Ha’ are also syllables ...
2021.05.26
Visit XROSS*R shop and find souvenir crafts that are made with passion [CURRENT ISSUE Shopping]
The XROSS*R shop is a wonderful specialty shop in Depot Island Mihama. This shop gives passionate artisans a place to sell their beautiful creations and to bring their various art ...
2021.05.10
Nadeshiko Orchestra: The blending beauty between Japanese and Western music [CURRENT ISSUE]
The Nadeshiko Orchestra creates a sophisticated and dignified sound which is made by blending Japanese traditional musical instruments, such as Koto and Shakuhachi, with Western mu...
2020.12.21
Shuri castle featured in the FIBA Basketball logo for 2023 [News Sports]
The Japan Basketball Association has released the logo of the upcoming FIBA Basketball 2023 tournament. This event will be held in Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines and also Indonesi...
2020.12.10
Dragon pillars of Shuri castle have been renovated [CURRENT ISSUE]
The dragon stone pillars that used to stand in front of the main temple of Shuri castle have finally been renovated. Sadly, the Shuri castle main temple and other buildings were lo...
2020.12.09
Less than 1,000 days until the FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup [Sports]
The FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup will be held in three countries. The locations are the Philippines, Okinawa Japan, and Indonesia, starting August 25 through September 10 in 2023...
2020.11.29
Recording services offered to the public at Ashibina hall [News]
Okinawa Public Theater Ashibina in Okinawa city is offering recording services in the hall of the facility. Due to COVID-19, a lot of events are cancelled or postponed and the hall...
2020.11.25
Orion Beer offers the 75 Beer Weizen [CURRENT ISSUE]
Orion Beer Company announced that they will offer the brand new “75 Beer Weizen” from November 24th in Nago city, and from Dec. 1st for all of Okinawa. This is part of the celebrat...
2020.11.20
Go To Eat Campaign begins [Gourmet News]
The “Go To Eat Premium Ticket Campaign” has started and began on Nov. 17th. The “Go To Eat Campaign” is focused on supporting food service establishments in Japan which are struggl...
2020.11.18
Ocean Expo Park will be closed on December 2nd and 3rd [Family News]
All facilities at Ocean Expo Park will be closed on December 2nd and 3rd for maintenance and safety checks to include the Churaumi Aquarium. They anticipate a high number of visito...
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