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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [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 syl...Read More
Okinawa Holiday Season Illumination Guid… [Community CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT]
OKinawa Illumination Guide!! Kanucha Stardust Fantasia Nov.1 ~ Feb.12 18:00~23:00 (Last entery 20:30) @Kanucha Resort Okinawa (156-2 Abu Na...Read More
Hamauri ritual purifies body of evil spi… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
Hamauri is one of Okinawa’s oldest customs, a time when people cleanse themselves of evil spirits. On Mar. 3rd of the lunar calendar (April ...Read More
Cosmos festival planned for Fureai Garden in Urasoe [Community]
The Urasoe Green Heights Residents’ Association is organizing a cosmos festival in Fureai Garden next to Maeda sewer pump station in Urasoe City. The festival will take place from ...
2017.04.14
Kijimuna, Folktales of Island Spirits [Community]
by Ricky Hough In Japan, as elsewhere in the world, folktales filled with supernatural phenomena and mysterious creatures have been part of the cultural imagination for as long as ...
Chatan starts 5-year entertainment project [Community]
Chatan Town has started a 5-year project called “Chatan Entertainment Park City Promotion Project” to develop human resources for entertainment events in the town. About 30 graduat...
2017.02.13
Pacific Okinawa Players present Willy Wonka [Community]
“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination” are the opening lines to Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. presented by Pacific Okinawa Players (POPs), the only community th...
2017.02.11
This is the peak season of “tankan” mandarins [Community]
Ten organizations, including Motobu Town and JA Okinawa Motobu Branch declared Wednesday that now is the peak season for harvesting “tankan” mandarins. Motobu Town is the productio...
Chatan starts 5-year entertainment project [Community]
Chatan Town has started a 5-year project called “Chatan Entertainment Park City Promotion Project” to develop human resources for entertainment events in the town. About 30 graduat...
2016.12.27
Hatsumode, first visit to shrine is proper way to begin New Year [Community]
The first visit of the year to a shrine or temple is an important Japanese tradition. About three quarters of the Japanese are said to be following the tradition with the first vis...
2016.11.14
Nanjo homeowners show their green thumb skills [Community]
Every spring and fall since 2010, private homeowners in Nanjo City have opened the gates to their private gardens to show the public the results of their labors and skills of their...
2016.10.16
Volunteer groups make difference keeping Gate 2 Street clean [Community]
Have you ever noticed a group of people cleaning up parks and sidewalks on Kadena Gate 2 Street every third Sunday? The people participating in the cleanup activity are members of ...
2016.09.30
Children’s Halloween costume contest in Naha tomorrow [Community]
October is the month of Halloween, and although Halloween actually is at the end of the month, it has not stopped Okinawa Electric Power Co. and Taiyo-no Ekubo magazine from organi...
2016.09.14
School summer vacation in Japan Vs. America [Community]
By David Higgins Summer vacation is the most anticipated and cherished time in a North American students’ life. I fondly remember my childhood summers as the time when many of my b...
2016.09.12
2016 Ichihanari Art Project expands to cover all Uruma islands [Community]
Ikei Island north of Katsuren Peninsula has seen its resident community to shrink as fewer children were born and young people moved of the island to cities and towns in search for...
2016.09.01
Okinawa youth showcases local roots of Eisa [Community]
If someone missed the big island-wide All Okinawa Eisa Festival a week ago at Okinawa City Athletic Park, local youth groups at five communities showcase their special Eisa style e...
2016.08.18
Kadena Eisa festival marks end of Obon with eisa contest [Community]
Seven youth Eisa groups perform on Shinmachi Street in Kadena Town today, Aug. 18th in an Eisa Festival that takes place each year on the day after the last day of Obon starting 18...
2016.08.04
Kids Aqua Park brings cool activity to children this weekend [Community]
When the summer is at its hottest, nothing beats splashing around in a pool. AEON Town shopping center in Yomitan is bringing relief to children this weekend and setting a temporar...
2016.08.04
Local youth groups showcase their Eisa at Kin Town Eisa Festival [Community]
The exact origins of Eisa are unknown but the performing art form was definitely born on Okinawa, as it does not exist anywhere else. In modern times Eisa developed into a form of ...
2016.07.31
Ryukyu Shimpo and Makeman entertain kids with cardbord park [Community]
Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper is sponsoring a unique temporary amusement park on the third floor of the Makeman Home Center main store on Highway 58 in Gusukuma, Urasoe, for children to ...
FM Ginowan opens satellite studio on beach [Community]
A local community broadcaster Ginowan FM opened a satellite studio on the Tropical Beach in the Ginowan Seaside Park on Saturday. The facility will stay open until the end of Octob...
2016.07.01
Ogimi’s Shirahama invites for Candle Night [Community]
Residents of the Shirahama area of Ogimi Village by the Shioya Bay started the Candle Night event in 2011 to promote conserving of the natural environment and Shirahama area. This ...
AEON Rycom holds Okinawa Fair [Community]
AEON Ryukyu is scheduled to hold Okinawa Fair at AEON Mall Rycom from today through Jul. 4th to promote Okinawan products. The fair features fresh Okinawan produce, crafts, Kariyus...
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