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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
October 17th, Okinawa Soba Day [CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT Gourmet LIFE]
A bowl of soba is to Okinawa what a hamburger is to America. Here on the island you can see Okinawa soba signs everywhere. It has become ent...Read More
Naha City’s World Record Giant Tug-of-Wa… [CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
The Naha Giant Tug-of-War is the largest of its kind throughout the world. This feat was officially recognized and recorded into annals of t...Read More
2017.10.13
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.135 [Japanese Lesson]
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2017.09.29
Discover the Artistic Ryukyu Lacquerware [CULTURE]
Urasoe Art Museum is holding an exhibition “Discover the Art and the Artistic Ryukyu Lacquerware” from Sep. 15th through Oct. 22nd. The museum is open daily 9:30~17:00, and until 1...
2017.09.25
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.134 [Japanese Lesson]
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2017.09.07
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.133 [Japanese Lesson]
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2017.09.01
“Eisa” is most popular and most traditional icon of Okinawa [CULTURE]
If the sounds of sanshin are the music of Okinawa’s soul, Eisa is the soul itself. Although based on religious bon-dances that were performed to entertain the spirits of the depart...
2017.08.07
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.132 [Japanese Lesson]
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2017.08.02
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.131 [Japanese Lesson]
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2017.08.02
Trying your own hand makes best memories while staying on Okinawa [CULTURE]
Blue sky, blue ocean, warm climate and delicious food make just staying on Okinawa a very nice experience for visitors, including military persons stationed here and their families...
2017.07.28
Taste of Okinawa Cooking Experience [CULTURE]
Taste of Okinawa provides a cooking experience program operated in English with the aim to promote Okinawa’s food culture to the world. The 3-hour program consists of a tour of Mak...
Exhibition of origami animal works opens in Ginowan [Community]
“Kamitterune! Okinawa no Doubutsutachi,” an exhibition of animal figures made from folded paper, opened in Ginowan Municipal Museum in Mashiki, Ginowan City on Wednesday. The exhib...
Ginowan sets up panel exhibition of O-tsunahiki [Community]
A photo panel exhibition of two O-tsunahiki in Ginowan, tug-of-war festivals in Oyama and at Okinawa International University, is running through July 28 on the first floor of Gino...
2017.07.22
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.130 [Japanese Lesson]
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Exhibition showcases history of embroidery in Koza [History]
Representatives of a group compiling the history of Okinawa City are holding an exhibition titled “Kichinoarumachi – Koza to Sishuten” showcasing the history of embroidery in the c...
Nakijin vineyards tout earliest grape-picking Japan [Community]
Two vineyards in Nakijin tout the earliest purple grapes ripe for picking in Japan. Starting this weekend, Komesu and Ishikawa vineyards in Nakijin invite visitors to enjoy picking...
2017.07.14
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.129 [Japanese Lesson]
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2017.07.07
Crossing giant Tomari Bridge on foot offers good walk with splendid view [Okinawa Series]
Because of Okinawa is a prefecture comprising of islands, even on the main island of Okinawa, there are many interesting bridges. The most famous and popular bridges connecting sur...
2017.06.16
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.128 [Japanese Lesson]
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Population of Nanjo City increasing [Community]
The population of Nanjo City, a southern Okinawa municipality in its 11th year of existence after the merger of four municipalities, is increasing. For a while its population decre...
2017.06.06
Japanese Lesson by Global Village Vol.127 [Japanese Lesson]
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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 ...
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