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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
International Orchid Show 2023 starts No… [Living]
The Okinawa International Orchid Show is designed to gain attention for orchids, promoting the spread of floriculture, creation of ar...Read More
The ‘Ritou Fair’ puts Focus on the Outer… [Festival Shopping]
A three-day annual fair called the ‘Ritou Fair’ opens Friday, November 24th at the Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha at Onoyama Park in Naha Cit...Read More
2019.02.01
Car Produce M3 – Friendly, Reliable, … Trustworthy [Shopping]
The good people at Car Produce M3 would like to wish you a Happy New Year! Since they debuted at the end of 2018, they have hit the ground hard working to connect all their custome...
2019.01.30
OkiPark Vol.46 Ikoi-no Shimin Park [Park]
“Ginowan Ikoi no Shimin Park” is known as “Ikoi Park” or just “Ikopa” by the locals. It is relatively a new park located at the Ginowan District of Ginowan City, adjacent to MCAS F...
2019.01.11
Marinated Urizun Beans (Okinawan Beans) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・1 pack of Urizun beans ・1 tbs Ume paste ・3g Bonito flakes How to cook 1. Wash the Urizun beans. 2. Boil water in a pot and put the Urizun beans in the pan and s...
2018.12.28
Shiraishi – The Car Beauty Pro Experts [Living]
Welcome the New Year with a sparkling clean car. Car Beauty Pro Shiraishi are the only car cleaning professionals you need to see. Located on Highway 58 in Mihama, Chatan, it is a ...
2018.12.28
Remembering the past to help the future [LIFE]
In October 1944, 14 year old Yoshkio Gakiya (now aged 87) and a large group of elderly men, woman and children, fled from the firebombing of Naha and sought refuge in the village o...
2018.12.19
OkiPark Vol.45 Moromizato Park [Park]
Moromizato Park is located in the Sonda District of Okinawa City. It is close to Highway 330 and Kadena Air Base. However, because it is tucked in within a residential area, it is ...
2018.12.07
Handama Salad (Serving size 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・2 bunchs of Handama (An Okinawan local vegetable with purple & green leaves) ・2 leaves of regular lettuce ・20g Baby leaf lettuce ・1 Avocado ・1/2 Bell Peppers (Red...
2018.12.06
OkiPark Vol.44 Urasoe Big Park, Part II [Park]
The Urasoe Big Park of Urasoe City is already a very familiar park to many. However, recently it has undergone some renovations with newer equipment and a new play zone added to th...
2018.11.22
Taco-Rice for Kids (Serving size 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・600g rice ・200g minced meat ・1/2 onion ・4 leaves of lettuce ・1 pack of cut tomatoes ・4 tbs ketchup ・3 tsp consommé soup stock ・1 tsp cumin ・1 tsp oregano ・Cheese as ne...
2018.11.22
OkiPark Vol.43 Ujibaru Park [Park]
Ujibaru Park is located in the Yoshihara District in Chatan Town. It is right off Highway 24. The park is filled with greenery and nature giving it a warm feeling of calmness and d...
2018.11.16
Fresh, Delicious, Reasonable!! Shabuemon – A Shabu-shabu Restaurant [Gourmet]
In June, a brand-new restaurant grand opened in downtown Uruma City. This is not your ordinary restaurant; this is Japanese Shabu-shabu. Meet the new “Shabuemon” restaurant located...
2018.11.15
Vegetable and Meat Roll [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients ・6 pieces of thin sliced meat (pork or beef is fine) ・12 sticks of green beans ・1/2 carrot ・Flour (as needed) ・1 tbs of soy sauce ・2 tbs of sweet cooking rice wine ・Sal...
2018.11.02
Sueyoshi Park A jungle in the heart of the city [Park]
Contributed by Paul Vermehren Photo by Paul Roddick Love nature? Love exploring? Want to feel like Indiana Jones in the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark? Then Sueyoshi park...
2018.11.02
Jucii (Okinawan Mixed Rice) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 3 cups of rice 150g pork hash 1/2 carrot 3 pieces of dried mushroom 5g dried Hijiki seaweed 50ml Okinawa Soba Soup Stock Water Welsh onion (as much as you like) How to ...
2018.10.25
OkiPark Vol.41 Yonashiro Sogo (Comprehensive) Park [Park]
Yonashiro Sogo (Comprehensive) Park is located at theYonashiro District of Uruma City. Originally the park was in Yonashiro Town until in 2005 when Yonashiro Town and three other m...
2018.10.24
Maaminaa Champuru (Fried Bean Sprouts) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 1 pack of Bean Sprouts 1 small pack of Chinese leek 1/4 carrot 100g pork hush ¼ Shimadofu (Island Tofu) 1 tsp soup stock 1 pinch of salt Small dose of soy sauce How to...
2018.10.18
OkiPark Vol.40 Iso Park [Park]
Iso Park is located in the Iso District in Urasoe City, and it’s near the Urasoe Dai Kouen (Big Park). Iso Park is unique in that it is a place for fun, but it also has historical ...
2018.10.17
The42nd Annual Okinawa Industry Festival [Festival Shopping]
The 42nd Annual Okinawa Industry Festival, which showcases many products made in Okinawa will open its doors in Onoyama Park and the Okinawa Budokan on Friday, October 19th and wi...
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