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Golden Week, Japan’s Mega Holiday [CULTURE Family Festival]
Spring is here. And in Japan that means warmer weather, cherry blossoms, and rainy season. But, before the rainy season takes hold and shrou...Read More
Shiimi: A time to remember and honor th… [CULTURE]
April marks the beginning of one of Okinawa’s most important and sacred religious ceremonies, known locally as shiimi. This particular cerem...Read More
Okinawa’s guardian shisa has its own day… [History Travel & Beach]
April 3rd is the “Day of Shisa” in Okinawa as four (April) is “shi” and three is “san” in Japanese. The day was established in 2002 to promo...Read More
2014.01.13
Kumiodori Exhibition open at National Theater [CULTURE]
The 4th Noh and Kumiodori Exhibition began a two-month run at the National Theater Okinawa on Saturday. The free exhibition will run daily through March 16th at the National Theate...
2014.01.13
Ryukyu Kingdom era clothing exhibition now open [History]
Okinawa traditional clothing of the Ryukyu Kingdom era is now on display at the Naha City Museum of History. The exhibition focuses on traditional clothing with Japanese Symbols, s...
2014.01.09
Coming of Age Day is gateway to adulthood in Japan [Community]
By Bill Charles Seijin no Hi is coming up Monday, and it’s a big day for thousands of young people in Japan who turned 20 during 2013 or will through Mar. 31, 2014. Coming of Age D...
Today is day of ‘muuchii’ [Community]
Today, Dec. 8 of the lunar calendar, or Jan. 8th by the Gregorian calendar this year, is the day for Okinawan people to eat muuchii rice cakes. Muuchii is a traditional Okinawan st...
2013.12.25
‘Tomodachi Works’ extends outreach [Community]
A group formed earlier this fall to create new opportunities for Okinawans, Japanese and foreigners to get to know each other better, has created a new event for January 5th to bri...
Okinawa reversion year music digitized, on sale on i-Tunes [History]
Radio Okinawa in collaboration with record company High Wave has digitized Okinawan music from 1972, and has it now on sale on i-Tunes. The music has been available since Wednesday...
2013.12.19
Nakagusuku Village uses technology for history [History]
Projection mapping, also known as video mapping and spatial augment reality, is a projection technology used to turn objects into a display surface for video projection, and Nakagu...
2013.12.16
UFCO aids Philippine typhoon victims [Community]
Following the devastation of typhoon Haiyan, UFCO organized a Charity Walk, Nov. 30 to raise funds to aid the victims. They are still continuing the effort in the form of selling t...
2013.11.30
Blind to benefit from Sunday Charity Christmas Festival [Community]
The 2013 Charity Christmas Festival sponsored by Agena Driving School is taking place Sunday at the school’s facilities in Uruma City. Admission is free to the festival, which runs...
WWII veterans looking for lost friend [History]
We recently received this letter from a WWII veteran who together with his brother was stationed in Okinawa just at the end of WWII. If at all possible he would like to get in touc...
2013.11.25
Pilot Club International Christmas charity luncheon [Community]
The International Pilot Club of Okinawa, a member club of the Pilot Club International, an international women’s organization headquartered in Macon Georgia, is holding its annual ...
2013.11.23
Shikinaen setting for annual gathering [Community]
The Shikina Garden Friendship Gathering is ready to welcome visitors Sunday, with entertainment including Shishimai, the famed Lion Dance. The festivities, which include folk enter...
2013.11.18
Inca Empire subject of new Okinawa exhibition [History]
The Okinawa Prefecture Museum & Art Museum has done it again, bringing a world class exhibition – The Inca Empire Revealed: A Century After the Manchu Picchu Discovery — for a ...
2013.11.18
Kiyomizu temple exhibition brings piece of Kyoto to Okinawa [CULTURE]
Anyone who has visited Kyoto and done any sightseeing there knows Kiyomizu temple. It is a Buddhist temple perched on a steep hill overlooking the city, and a part of the Historic...
2013.11.18
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum [CULTURE]
The former Okinawa Prefectural Museum opened in Shuri, Naha City in 1972. In 2006 it was closed and moved to a new building in its current location in the Omoromachi district in Na...
2013.11.11
Hinukan watches over family fortunes [CULTURE]
By Naomi Nakamatsu Okinawa is more than just beautiful white sandy beaches, good food and tourist sites. There are many interesting customs, which are not written in a guidebook or...
2013.11.05
Paintings of Ryukyu beauties on exhibition [CULTURE]
An exhibition focusing mostly on paintings by Okinawan born artists of the Meiji and Taisho era (1868 ~ 1926), is currently open through Saturday in Hiyamikachi Machiguwa Museum in...
2013.11.04
Classic Ryukyu dolls showing at exhibition [History]
Hand crafted dolls have a long history in Japan, but Ryukyu dolls, which are said to be especially beautiful because of the way they’ve been fabricated through the ages, are now th...
2013.11.01
Traditional Shuri parade is prayer for peace [History]
By Naomi Nakamatsu The ancient Ryukyu Kingdom comes alive for the day Sunday as the Shuri Castle Festival parade takes place on the castle grounds before spilling out onto nearby s...
2013.10.28
Peace Memorial Museum presents special exhibition [History]
The effects of the Battle of Okinawa 68 years ago are being analyzed now through an Okinawa Prefectural Museum special project focusing on “The Battle and what Okinawan Japanese Im...
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