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Food Truck Fair [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
Foodies, it’s your time to shine because the Food Truck Fair is back! And this year, the truck-full of fabulous food fare will take place Su...Read More
White Beach Festival is back to entertai… [Festival]
White Beach Festivals have always been fun with a special Navy touch of dragon boat races and other watery fun, and this year’s event promis...Read More
Hansen Festival [Festival]
It’s official! Hansen Festival has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 26 from 2 to 10 p.m. and Sunday, January 27 from 1 to 9 p.m. on th...Read More
2015.09.10
Aha Dam Kuina Festival focuses on nature conservation [Festival]
A one-day festival at Aha Dam in Kunigami in Northern Okinawa this Saturday aims at educating the public about conservation of nature in the forests and jungles of northern Okinawa...
2015.09.09
Weekend Tomarin Fest promotes outer islands [Festival]
Tomarin is the gateway to outer islands off Okinawa, as it’s the port, from which ferries to islands of Tokashiki, Zamami, Aguni, Tonaki, Kumejima, Minami-Daito, and Kita-Daito dep...
2015.09.09
Eisa is true original Okinawan performing folk art [Festival]
Although the exact origins of Eisa are unknown, the dance was definitely born here, as it does not exist anywhere else. So it’s one truly Okinawan folk performing art. Although at ...
2015.09.04
Uminchu Festival on Oujima invites sabani sailors [Festival]
Oujima, a tiny island just off the southern coast of the Tamagusuku district of Nanjo City, is widely known for a small shop, Nakamoto Tempura, that has a reputation of selling the...
2015.09.03
Hansen Fest shines with live entertainment [Festival]
Organizers of this year’s Hansen Festival promise that they have pulled all stops to make it one of the best ever. The annual summer blowout will take place Saturday, Sep. 5 and Su...
2015.09.03
Eisa and Orion Beer attract to Okinawa City this weekend [Festival]
Nothing is more Okinawan than Eisa. Originally the dance was meant for entertaining spirits of the departed during the Buddhist Obon time as so called “Bon Odori” but it has evolve...
2015.08.28
Ungami has ensured good catch, safety in Ogimi for centuries [Festival]
One of the most traditional rituals on Okinawa called Ungami Festival takes place in the fishing villages of Ogimi and some outer small islands around Okinawa. Ungami takes place a...
2015.08.28
Higashi Village Festival offers activities to every taste [Festival]
Higashi Village on the northeastern coast of Okinaw main island is best known for its Azalea Festival in the spring, its large Eco-park camping ground, and for golfers, also as the...
2015.08.28
Happy Music Festival celebrates Koza Music Town [Festival]
The Happy Music Festival event this Saturday celebrates the 8th anniversary of Koza Music Town Sound Market. The event is divided in two parts; “The Time Contact with Music’ and ‘T...
2015.08.18
Kunigami Village showcases its nature in Festival [Festival]
Kunigami Village covers the northernmost area of Okinawa main island. It has a small population of less than 6,000 residents, but plenty of wilderness, which makes it a nature love...
2015.08.18
Zamami Island Festival highlights island’s pristine beauty [Festival]
Zamami Island, just a 70-minute ferry ride from Naha, is known best as a Mecca for divers with its incredibly clear waters and abundant marine life, and also for its world-class wh...
2015.08.10
Yonabaru Tug-of-War is community-wide effort [Festival]
The 33rd Yonabaru Great Tug of War Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, Aug 15th and 16th, at the Yonabaru Udunyama Youth Field, with most of the action and the great tug-of-w...
2015.08.10
Itoman celebrates seafaring history and traditions [Festival]
Through its history Itoman City has been known as a city of fishermen and seafarers, and the traditions are well represented in the largest festival of the year in Itoman that is a...
2015.08.07
Itoman Festival familiarizes kids with adult jobs [Festival]
Almost everyone needs a job sooner or later, so an annual festival in Itoman City is organized to show kids how it feels to work in different normal professions. The Kids Simulated...
2015.08.07
Ginowan Hagoromo Festival attracts with pomp and legend [Festival]
Hagoromo Festival in Ginowan is one of the largest summer festivals on Okinawa regularly attracting more than 100,000 visitors during its two days over the weekend, this year Aug. ...
2015.08.06
Torii Beach Caribbean Party one-day event on Saturday [Festival]
Mother nature does not smile on Torii Beach, as Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation has had to reduce its Caribbean Party into a one-day event taking place this Saturday, as organi...
2015.07.31
Ginowan Hagoromo Festival invites sharpshooters for water gun contest [Festival]
Who would not remember playing with water guns on hot summer days when getting a little wet was only welcome as it brought relief from the relentless sun besides being great fun. E...
2015.07.26
10000 Eisa dancers to take over Kokusai Street Aug. 2 [Festival]
Rhythmic sounds of drums fill the air on Aug. 2nd as thousands of dancers of all ages from some 70 groups will march along Kokusai Street in Naha in a four-hour long procession. Al...
2015.07.22
Weekend Tomigusuku Festival is cancelled [Festival]
The Tomigusuku Festival that was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday has been cancelled because of typhoon Halola that is forecast to bring heavy rain and winds to the island especia...
2015.07.22
Kin Town Festival cancelled because of approaching tropical storm [Festival]
Because of the approaching typhoon Halola, the Kin Festival has ben cancelled. As the high season for local festivals gets going, Kin Town is organizing its 36...
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