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Special Money Collection from all of the… [Family Living]
OkiEvent! The exhibition of the Special Money Collection all of the world! @ Ginowan city museum. You can watch and enjoy very rare and spec...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
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
2013.06.02
Music & coffee blend at Café Gukuru no Mori [Living]
It’s not your run of the mill cup of coffee, but then again, where else can you bring your own music to listen to while sipping the beverage and enjoying crystal musical clarity on...
2013.06.01
Night Tour in Kodomo no Kuni offers new perspective [Nature & Environment]
The Okinawa Zoo, Kodomo no Kuni, is offering nocturnal visits to the facilities during June, starting this weekend. The 7 p.m. ~ 9 p.m. zoo tours are available each Saturday evenin...
2013.05.27
Bios Hill night tours highlight mysteries of jungle [Nature & Environment]
Bios no Oka, Bios Hill, is now offering weekend tours through the end of June, experiencing the beauty of a botanical gardens and a more mystical set of evening events. The night t...
2013.05.26
Mother Earth Jewelry Exhibition open at Café Unizon [Living]
A free Mother Earth Jewelry Exhibition is now in progress at the Café Unizon in Ginowan. The focus of this exhibition is beautiful jewelry produced from and inspired by the Mother ...
2013.05.26
Flea Market in Sugar Hall [Shopping]
The first Sunday in June is just around the corner, and preparations are being made for the monthly flea market at the Sugar Hall Parking Lot. There’s no admission fee for the flea...
2013.05.24
Vivid Hydrangea now blooming in northern Okinawa [Nature & Environment]
By Bill Charles As spring moves toward summer, the floral landscape of northern Okinawa is taking on new colors as hydrangea flowers are now bursting into full bloom. Thousands of...
2013.05.24
Seven Wonders of Physics being unveiled at OIST [Nature & Environment]
Have you ever wondered why a rainbow is so colorful, or the moon’s gravity causes the flux and reflux of the tides? Sir Michael Berry, a physics professor at the University o...
2013.05.19
Renaissance offers “Hello! America” salute [Gourmet]
American culinary favorites selected from across the United States’ diverse regions are the focus of a “Hello! America” series of lunch and dinner specials at the Renaissance Okina...
2013.05.19
Health industry teams up for Healing Paradise [Health & Beauty]
The 10th Healing Paradise, the Festival of Sun & Moon will be bringing together therapists and health care professionals, together with support industries, for meetings between...
2013.05.19
Forecasters Predict ‘normal’ Typhoon Season [Nature & Environment]
By Bill Charles The 2013 typhoon season officially kicks off two weeks from now, onJune 1st, and thus far there’s nothing on the ocean horizons to suggest any storms before then. P...
2013.05.17
Wild Bird Panel Exhibition on at Kodomo no Kuni [Nature & Environment]
It’s spring, the season when wild birds breed, and the Okinawa Zoo, Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni, is now featuring a panel exhibition on not only birds, but also 200 kinds of animals inc...
2013.05.17
Check handicrafts at Motobu Handmade Market [Shopping]
The 77th Motobu Handmade Market is coming up Sunday, rain or shine. The free marketplace takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Motobu Municipal Market, in Motobu Town. “Motobu ...
2013.05.15
Hiroshi China‘s life-long quest for perfect sound [Technology]
By Jun Ikemura When audio enthusiasts look for the absolutely best, they need not to look any further than China Audio shop in Kumoji, Naha, just behind Palette Kumoji, where Hiros...
2013.05.14
Free Ocarina Experience class & mini-concerts Thursday [Education]
A series of Spring Ocarina Experience classes and mini-concerts are coming up in Okinawa City and Chatan the next couple weeks to promote the music of Okinawa and its role in local...
2013.05.11
Fossil Exhibition big draw at Nago Museum [Nature & Environment]
Nago Museum, Okinawa Stone Association, Ryukyu University Hujukan and Okinawa Prefectural Museum have teamed up to offer a special Fossil Exhibition through Sunday, May 20th, at th...
2013.05.09
Nobel Prize winner to give free lecture at OIST [Education]
A Taiwan-born chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Chemistry will be featured lecturer Saturday morning at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Yan Tseh Lee, who wo...
2013.05.09
‘Akezuba’ Exhibition opens tomorrow at OIST [Living]
One of Okinawa’s top rated silk textile artisans, Michiko Uehara, opens an exhibition tomorrow at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The ‘Akezuba’ exhibition will be ...
2013.05.03
Unique flea market set for Costa Vista Okinawa [Shopping]
A market with no food or drinks for sale, or expensive products, either? Sounds different, to say the least, but that’s the way it will go at the Flea Market at Costa Vista Okinawa...
2013.04.26
Saturday Market at Road Station Kadena celebrates anniversary [Shopping]
The 37th Weekend Saturday Market Road Station Kadena is something special as the road station celebrates its 10th anniversary. The market is operating Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...
2013.04.26
Yonabaru Keibin Market is little different [Shopping]
Keibin” means a light truck in Japanese, and trucks figure into the transport element of goods purchased at the 7th Yonabaru Keibin Market this Sunday. Admission is free to the mar...
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